Bread Crumbs

[ejitt00]

Hi Everybody, sure hope somebody can help me, dose anybody know how to keep bread crumbs from smelling musty after a few months, I bake alot & I save all the little bits of bread to make crumbs I got the recipe from Betty Hagmans book there cooked so they should last!!

[Ahorsesoul]

I keep my bread crumbs in the freezer in a ziploc bag with no problems.

[Ginsou]

I keep mine in a canning jar with a screw top lid in a cool dark place....have never had them go bad. I also save the crumbs from Rice Chex cereal and add them to the bread crumbs.

[lpellegr]

Make sure they are very dry. I make some of Betty Hagman's loaves that crumble easily just for crumbs. When the bread is cool I slice it, cut the slices in cubes, let them dry out a few hours or overnight, then put into the oven at 250, checking and stirring them every 30 minutes. When all the cubes are completely dry and crunchy, they can be stored like that or made into croutons (fry them up a little in olive oil with seasonings) or immediately crushed into crumbs in the food processor. If they are dry enough they should be stable at room temperature, if not then you should store them in your freezer.

[ejitt00]

Make sure they are very dry. I make some of Betty Hagman's loaves that crumble easily just for crumbs. When the bread is cool I slice it, cut the slices in cubes, let them dry out a few hours or overnight, then put into the oven at 250, checking and stirring them every 30 minutes. When all the cubes are completely dry and crunchy, they can be stored like that or made into croutons (fry them up a little in olive oil with seasonings) or immediately crushed into crumbs in the food processor. If they are dry enough they should be stable at room temperature, if not then you should store them in your freezer.

Hi ipellegr, thank you for replying to my post, I do make the bread crumbs just like you said I leave them in the oven overnight & then I store them in air tight containers in a cool dark place they last a long time it's just after awhile they have that musty smell!!