Making Bread Crumbs Using Marked Down Bread!

When our children were young and at home, I made home-made bread on a weekly basis.  But, now that they are all grown with their own homes and now that hubby and I need to watch our carb intake, we eat very little bread.

Consequently, when I need bread crumbs I have to buy them from the grocery store or do this ...

I purchase marked down bread from the grocery store.  This particular time I found Italian loaf bread on clearance, so that's what I purchased.

I brought them home, sliced them into approximately 1/4 inch thick slices, then cut the slices into 3 pieces each.  It didn't take long at all to have the bread ready for drying.

Since we've been using the woodstove almost continuously the last several days, I set the bread on the hearth and let it sit there over night where it was warm and toasty.

The next morning the bread was completely dry so I put it in the food processor along with the following spices … paprika, black pepper, sea salt, garlic powder and onion powder and turned it into seasoned bread crumbs.

I transferred it into these jars, put a lid on them, labeled them and stored them in the refrigerator where they will stay until needed for a recipe.

Taking advantage of mark-downs and grocery store clearance items is just one way I save money at the grocery store.

patsi

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