Breadcrumbs

I know that I’m overly picky (I must get that from Pat) but I don’t like to eat the heel of the bread loaf. So I’ve come up with a way to keep them from going to waste. I make my own breadcrumbs out of them. This time I used about 8 slices of bread. I broke them up into little pieces and put them in my blender. (they seem to turn to crumbs better of you break them up first). Then I pulsed it a few times until it was all broken up and looked like this. (I blended about two slices of bead at a time.) After that I added some seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder, But you can use what you like). I spread them into a thin layer on my cookie sheetand popped them in the oven on the lowest setting. My oven goes down to 170 degrees.I let them dry out in there for about an hour, until they were all nice and crisp. Then a put them in a Ziploc bag and stored them away in the pantry. While I probably wouldn’t make Chicken Cordon Bleu with these, they are great for meatballs or meatloaf. (or anything else were you put the breadcrumbs inside to soften it up a bit). Then I don’t have to buy breadcrumbs, and I don’t have to eat the heel of the bread. It’s a win - win.