Vegan Italian Bread Crumbs (Gluten-Free Option)
Homemade vegan bread crumbs taste exactly like traditional bread crumbs. This pantry staple has a crispy texture and a flaky crumb, and is a great way to use up stale slices of bread!
Ingredients
- 5 cups cubed stale bread see notes below about using fresh bread
- 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt use ½ teaspoon if using anything else
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300ºF/150ºC.
- Add the cubed bread to the bowl of a food processor. Turn the machine on or pulse the mixture several times until you've reached your desired consistency (around 30 seconds for coarser breadcrumbs and around 1 minute for fine crumbs).
- Arrange the bread crumbs in a single layer on an unlined baking sheet. Bake for 12-17 minutes stirring halfway through. If they still have moisture, put them back in for a few more minutes. The bread crumbs should be very dry.
- Stir in the seasonings and let cool completely before storing.
Notes
If your bread is fresh, you need to bake it longer to dry it out.
See the blog post for helpful tips, storage instructions, and FAQs.