Best 5 Soft Bread Crumbs Recipes
A culinary staple often overlooked in its basic form, soft bread crumbs are a versatile ingredient that can be used to add texture and flavor to a wide variety of dishes. Whether you're looking for a crispy coating for fried foods, a tender binder for meatballs or meatloaf, or a flavorful addition to stuffings and casseroles, soft bread crumbs have you covered. With their mild flavor and ability to absorb and retain liquids, they seamlessly blend into dishes, enhancing their overall texture and taste. Unleash your culinary creativity by discovering the diverse applications of soft bread crumbs and bring new life to your favorite recipes.
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SOFT BREAD CRUMBS
A great way to turn unwanted bread scraps into a useful ingredient, with variations for making dry bread crumbs. Cook time is for the dry bread crumbs.
Provided by Debbwl
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 40m
Yield 1/2 cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Tear 1 small roll or 1 slice of bread at a time into a blender.
- Cover. Turn blender on and off repeatedly until bread is torn into light, uniform crumbs.
- Or put bread on a cutting board and use fork tines to tear off crumbs.
- Put crumbs into a plastic bag and toss to mix.
- Press air from bag; close and freeze.
- One (1-ounce) bread slice makes about 1/2 cup lightly packed crumbs.
- Dry Breadcrumbs:.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120 degrees Celsius).
- Spread soft bread crumbs in a thin layer on a shallow baking sheet.
- Dry in oven 30 minutes.
- Cool.
- Spread crumbs out in an open plastic bag; crush with a rolling pin.
- 1/2 cup lightly packed soft breadcrumbs makes about 3 tablespoons fine dry breadcrumbs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.8, Fat 6.8, SaturatedFat 1.1, Sodium 1006.3, Carbohydrate 88.8, Fiber 4, Sugar 4.5, Protein 15.6
BREAD CRUMBS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- There is a real advantage to making bread crumbs instead of using pre-packaged ones, with their unpleasant preserved taste. Full tasting bread, like a sourdough or herbed bread makes for delicious crumbs. When made from fresh bread the crumbs absorb less fat or liquid than a dry crumb, making them ideal for topping off gratins, or breading meat and fish when frying. Dry crumbs are better suited for stuffings since they absorb moisture just like a sponge. Most breads can be turned into bread crumbs by simply grinding them in a food processor. Trimming crusts makes for a more delicate crumb and for very fine crumbs, strain them through a fine-mesh sieve. Store bread crumbs in a tightly sealed plastic bag in the freezer.
BUTTERED BREADCRUMBS
Buttered breadcrumbs can be used to top casseroles and au gratin dishes or as garnish for vegetables. For extra rich buttered breadcrumbs, double the amount of butter. This uses Soft Breadcrumbs which I posted separately. Variations: Add to taste grated parmesan cheese, minced parsley, minced toasted walnuts, toasted almonds or toasted sesame seeds.
Provided by Debbwl
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 6m
Yield 6 Tablespoons
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Melt butter in a small skillet over medium low heat. As soon as butter is melted and frothy, stir in breadcrumbs. Continue stirring until crumbs are evenly crisp and golden brown.
- If using any of the above mentioned variations add to the finshed buttered breadcrumbs.
CRAB CAKES
Mace, nutmeg's peppery sister, is what makes the difference in these crab cakes. The recipe, adapted from "Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island," comes from Emily Meggett, one of the most well-respected cooks in the Gullah Geechee community, whose food traditions are built largely on the crabs, shrimp and fish they pull from the water near their homes along the southeastern shoreline. She has made thousands of these using freshly cooked blue crabs, but meat that has already been picked and processed works as well. Be sparing with the bread crumbs, which should just hold the mixture together, then add more if the cakes are falling apart. Make sure the pan is very hot, then reduce the heat the minute they hit the oil. Keep a close eye while they brown. These are lovely bites to start a meal, or can star as supper, alongside rice and fresh vegetables. Ms. Meggett serves them with what she calls pink sauce, which is similar to this sauce, with the addition of grated onion and lemon.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories dinner, seafood, appetizer, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield About 12 large crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the broiler to 500 degrees (or its highest setting). On your oven's highest rack, broil all the bread slices on a baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden and crisp but not burned. Flip all the slices over and broil for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the broiler off and allow the bread to crisp in the oven until totally dry, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the oven and let cool. Using a box grater or rolling pin, coarsely grate and crush the bread slices into bread crumbs (or, pulse them in a food processor). The crumbs should look and feel like sand; you should get about 4 cups. Set the bread crumbs aside.
- In a large cast-iron skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the butter and onion into a large bowl. Whisk the flour into the melted butter and onion, then slowly whisk in the milk to make a creamy sauce. Once the sauce is smooth, whisk in the eggs, lemon juice, vinegar and mace.
- Add the crab meat to the cream sauce and mix lightly with a fork; don't break up the pieces of crab meat. Gently fold in just enough of the bread crumbs so that the mixture holds together (about 2 1/2 cups). Divide the crab mixture into 12 equal portions, setting them on a baking sheet as you go. They should be thick rounds - about the size of the palm of your hand, and roughly 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Using your hand, take a scoop of the toasted bread crumbs and coat each crab cake.
- Wipe out the skillet and heat the oil over high. Once the oil is hot, place a few of the crab cakes in the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked through. Place the cooked crab cakes on a paper towel to drain. Working in batches, cook the remaining crab cakes, adding more oil as needed.
- Serve crab cakes immediately, or set aside in a warm oven (see Tip) while you cook the remaining crab cakes.
TOASTED BREADCRUMBS
All the breadcrumbs you want, at a great price. Add your own seasoning so you know what you are getting!
Provided by Terri-Lynn Howell-Schlaiss
Time 35m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Using tongs, place bread slices directly on oven racks. Leave in oven until hard and golden brown, about 30 minutes; darker if you prefer. Remove and cool on wire rack.
- Crumble slices into a large bowl until reduced to fine crumbs, or place in bowl of food processor and process until fine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 701.5 calories, Carbohydrate 117.3 g, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 19.3 g, Protein 36.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 1340.5 mg, Sugar 15.8 g
Tips:
- Opt for a drier loaf of bread over a soft one, as it will yield more crumbs.
- Remove the crust from the bread before crumbling it, as it can be tough and chewy.
- If you don't have a food processor or blender, you can use a grater to create breadcrumbs.
- Toast the breadcrumbs before using them to add a nutty flavor and crispy texture.
- Store the breadcrumbs in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Conclusion:
With a little planning and effort, you can easily make your own soft bread crumbs at home. This is a great way to use up leftover bread, and it's a healthier and more cost-effective option than buying store-bought bread crumbs. Once you've tried making your own soft bread crumbs, you'll never go back to store-bought again!
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