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Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs Recipe

Terrence Roche
Making your own dairy-free Italian style bread crumbs is so easy and so rewarding. Simply grate a stale baguette, add some simple seasonings, and you’re ready to bread all the tofu cutlets and top all the casseroles for that great crispy coating we all love. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Staples
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 .5 cups
Calories 67 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stale baguette
  • 1.5 Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 Tbsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Use a four-sided cheese grater placed in a large bowl or baking dish, and grate the stale baguette into fine crumbs. You want to use the smaller holes on the grater that would give you thin shreds of cheese. These holes give a fine crumb without breaking the baguette apart into larger pieces the way the other options on the grater do. They’re also more forgiving on the fingers than the zester option on the shredder.
  • Add spices. Simply add all the spices to the bread crumbs and mix thoroughly to combine. 
  • Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place for up to three weeks.

Notes

  • Baguette Subs: You can pretty much use any vegan-friendly bread to make your own bread crumbs. I like to use baguettes or other homestyle rustic breads from the bakery section of the store because I feel they make a better bread crumb than, say, store bought sliced bread. But yes, you can use stale slices of bread to make bread crumbs and they work out just fine. 
  • If after you grate the bread, you realize it’s not completely stale and feel a little moistness to it, you can bake the crumbs for about 7-10 minutes on 300º fahrenheit before mixing with the seasonings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 cupCalories: 67kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSodium: 306mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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