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Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumbs

Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumbs

Reduce your food waste with these breadcrumbs made from the ends of your loaf

Our Little Mister (nearly 3 years old) is an absolute bread fiend. We easily get through 2-3 loaves of bread a week at present, but aside from toasting the ends of the loaf (admit it, no one likes the end of the loaf toast), the leftovers usually get chucked in the bin. This recipe combats the two things I hate most; spending money and making food waste.

A lot of my home-made recipes use dried breadcrumbs to make a crisp coating (like home-made goujons, handmade pork sausages), and although panko breadcrumbs give the best texture, they are expensive whilst living on a budget. This is when I discovered that I could make my own dried breadcrumbs (for free!) with what would have otherwise ended up in the bin.

What Air Fryer do you use?

I use a Breville Halo*, although this recipe can be done in any other sort of Air Fryer (Actifry* etc.).

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Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumbs - Cube the Bread

Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumbs

Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes

Turn leftover bread scraps into a cooking ingredient essential quickly and easily

Ingredients

  • Bread Loaf Crust Ends, (Can also use slices of bread, great for using up a loaf)

Instructions

  1. Cut the bread into equal size cubes (about 2cm square) Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumbs - Cube the Bread
  2. Place the cubes in the air fryer
  3. Cook for 5 minutes until golden brown Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumbs - Golden Brown Bread cubes
  4. Put the breadcrumbs in a food processor
  5. Blitz the cubes in a food processor until they have formed small breadcrumbs (if you don’t have a food processor, you can bash the toasted cubes in a freezer bag with a rolling pin) Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumb
  6. Use right away, or store in an airtight container for several months Air Fryer Dried Breadcrumb

Notes

No air fryer? No problem. Toast the cubes at a low temperature (120c/250f/GM1) for 15-20 minutes until golden, then follow the rest of the recipe as written.

Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving:Unsaturated Fat: 0g
© Charlotte Cook
Category: Ingredients

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Comments

  1. Laura Dove

    March 14, 2019 at 11:23 am

    This is genius!! I am seeing more and more posts about Air Fryers and I kind of feel left out! I think we really need one in our lives, I am off to google!

    Reply
    • Charlotte Cook

      March 14, 2019 at 2:48 pm

      I'm surprised how much we ended up using ours, so good for 30 min roast veg on a lazy roast day

      Reply
  2. Anosa

    March 14, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    How cool is this, I just want and need an air fryer. I did not know you can make breadcrumbs with an air fryer.

    Reply
  3. Talya Stone

    March 14, 2019 at 4:46 pm

    This is such a great idea - we have an air fryer but would never have thought of making breadcrumbs in it will have to give this a try!

    Reply
  4. Sabina Green

    March 15, 2019 at 9:23 am

    What a great idea to help reduce waste, I think I need to get myself an air fryer!

    Reply
  5. Lucy Howard

    March 15, 2019 at 9:37 am

    This is so simple and clever. And such a genius way of using up a part of the bread that would otherwise end up in the bin. Hugs Lucy xxxx

    Reply
  6. Stephanie

    March 15, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    Brilliant! I love that you can store them in a jar for months, such a useful idea

    Reply
  7. Mary

    January 09, 2020 at 12:06 am

    What temperature should the air fryer be set at? I can't find where you say it. Thanks!;

    Reply
    • Charlotte Cook

      January 10, 2020 at 11:01 am

      Hiya! My air fryer doesn't have different temperatures, but if in doubt I'd go at a lower temp and check every few mins. Hope this helps 🙂

      Reply
  8. Kim

    August 29, 2020 at 1:00 am

    My air fryer has a rotisserie so I put my bread in the basket and it’s a dream

    Reply

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