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Fresh breadcrumbs are usually best made at home, and most easily with semi-stale bread. If you’re making them by hand, use a coarse box grater and grate the bread loaf directly on it. If using a food processor, cut the bread loaf into small cubes first as this will produce the most even result.

Panko breadcrumbs are a Japanese product made from white bread and are very light and crisp.

Fresh breadcrumbs are best used immediately, while dry breadcrumbs can be stored for a few weeks in a cool place, using an airtight container, or up to 3 months in the freezer. The ends and crusts of bread loaves can be stored in a bag in the freezer and turned into breadcrumbs another time.

To dry breadcrumbs, spread the fresh crumbs to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness onto a baking tray and place into a low oven (150C/300F/gas 2) for about 20-30 minutes, stirring the crumbs gently halfway through cooking, until lightly golden-brown and dry. Commercially-produced dry breadcrumbs can also be purchased from most major retailers.

More breadcrumbs recipes

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Cavatelli with ricotta sauce and pangritata

Easter lamb scrumpets with salsa verde

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Crispy fried chicken with gochujang sauce and slaw

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Crispy lentil, pea and potato cakes

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Wallenbergare

Salsa verde side of salmon

Beef ribs with barbecue sauce, macaroni cheese and beetroot slaw

Vegan mac ‘n’ cheese with buffalo breadcrumbs

Shrimp de Jonghe

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Fish cake

Gratin

Rouille

Stuffing

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Bread and butter pudding

Cooked breakfast

French toast

Sandwich

Summer pudding

Toastie

Welsh rarebit

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