Dried Bread Crumbs

Directions

1. 1
   If using Italian bread, cut it into pieces.
2. 2
   Lay the bread pieces or slices in a single layer on a tray and allow to dry, uncovered, at least overnight.
3. 3
   In humid weather, it may take a day and a half.
4. 4
   The bread should be completely dry.
5. 5
   The longer the bread has dried, the finer and more uniform the crumbs and the smaller their measure.
6. 6
   Pulse the bread in a food processor.
7. 7
   Italian bread may also be grated on the smallest holes of a four-sided grater.
8. 8
   (Grating works well if the bread was left over uncut and is now too hard to cut into pieces.)
9. 9
   Sieve all crumbs to get rid of overly large ones.
10. 10
    Store in a brown papernot plasticbag.