Make Your Own Bread Crumbs

I want my bread crumbs to be whole wheat which is healthier than the store bought bread crumbs, plus I always have bread heels left over, so I make my own bread crumbs.

When I have a leftover heel, I toast the heels in the toaster once and let them sit out for a day or two until they are nice and hard.

Then I break them up to fit in my tiny food processor.

Process until all is made into fine crumbs.

And pour into kitchen container.

I've bought bread crumbs once (as evidenced by the container), but the heels keep me well supplied. If you want to make a batch to start off with, just spread out a loaf of bread on some baking sheets and bake for awhile on some low temp in the oven, turning them every so often until they are pretty rigid. I then let them sit over night to make sure they are hard.