Best Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs
Homemade Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs is an easy recipe to make and simple to customise. You’ll discover what kind of bread to use and how to use them in your recipes.
Servings: 10
Calories: 66kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g fresh gluten-free bread sourdough, white bread, shop bought or homemade
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 140°C /120°C fan-assisted / gas mark 1 / 275°F.
- Slice fresh bread* into 1½ cm slices (½ inch) and place on a large baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes, turn the bread slices over, bake for a final 15 minutes then remove the bread from the oven.
- Cut the bread into cubes and place in a food processor.
- If you are seasoning your breadcrumbs (useful for toppings or breading purposes) then add your chosen seasonings in too.
- Grind the bread in a food processor for about 20 seconds, to achieve uniform crumbs. If you are using more than 200g bread then grind in batches.
- At this point you can decide how you finish your breadcrumbs. For the most versatility I finish the process here and prepare the breadcrumbs for storing.
- However, if you know you will be using your breadcrumbs for breading and toppings or if you have seasoned your breadcrumbs then pour back onto the lined baking sheet you used earlier and bake for a final 5 minutes at a higher heat of 180°C / 160°C fan assisted / Gas Mark 4 / 350°F. This makes the crumbs a little more crunchy and also sets the flavour if you have seasoned them.
- Store the breadcrumbs in the freezer until needed.
Notes
Using fresh bread or leftover / stale bread
If you are using leftover or stale bread as opposed to fresh bread then you can skip the initial bake in the oven.
Bread choice
You can use a variety of different kinds of loaves which all add their own personalities to the breadcrumbs.
My favourite seasoning for breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper (black pepper is fine too) Recipe adaptation to make panko breadcrumbs
The nutrition serving is for 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper (black pepper is fine too) Recipe adaptation to make panko breadcrumbs
- For panko breadcrumbs it’s essential to use white bread and grind the breadcrumbs without the crust.
- Pulse the food processor lightly. You want the breadcrumbs to be courser than regular breadcrumbs, flaky and uniform.
- Bake the ground breadcrumbs on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment for 5 minutes at 180°C / 160°C fan assisted / Gas Mark 4 / 350°F.
- Allow to cool before storing.
The nutrition serving is for 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
Nutrition
Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 54IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.1mg