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Bread Crumbs. . . Who Would Have Thought?
Before I share the recipe with you, I want to share with you about the cost comparison. A 15 ounce can of bread crumbs can cost you anywhere from .99-$3.00 depending on the brand that you buy. After a while those bread crumbs will get stale and lose their flavor.
However, if you make your own bread crumbs from leftover slices of bread, you are not out any money, because most of the time those are the pieces that wind up getting thrown away anyway! You are basically just out your time–which only takes a small amount.
Here is the recipe that I use:
Tear up two or three pieces of bread and place in a blender or food processor. Pulsate until the bread has completely dissolved into tiny crumbs. Place these on a baking sheet, turn the oven on to 200 degrees, and bake them until they are crispy. It took me about an hour to get them to the crunchy consistency that I wanted. During that time, I moved them around about every 15 minutes or so, so that all sides would get crispy.
Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool. If you want an even finer consistency, put them back in the food processor or blender. Store them in a bag in the freezer and use them any time you need bread crumbs!
If you do not have a blender or food processor, toast your pieces of bread first, then put them in a bag and using a rolling pin, you can break them up that way.
To make seasoned Italian Bread crumbs for recipes like Parmesean Chicken, you can use the following:
To one cup of bread crumbs add:
2 tablespoon of parsley flakes
1 tablespoon of dried basil
2 teaspoons of dry rosemary
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon of salt
Combine herbs and crush well, or use powdered herbs. Sift the bread crumbs to remove any large pieces. Stir in remaining ingredients. Store in a tightly sealed container. To use, Put 1/4 cup of crumb mixture into a bag or onto a plate. Shake meat one piece at a time, or roll in crumbs. Discard any leftover crumbs. Add more if needed.
No more store bought bread crumbs for us frugalites!
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Garlic Cheese Bread
Description
These Bisquick cheddar biscuits are legendary. This basic biscuit recipe is divine. Bisquick recipes shouldn't taste this good. Learn how to make biscuits with this recipe.Serves: 10
Cooking Time: 10 min
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Melt butter with the garlic. Set aside and keep warm.
- Mix Bisquick, milk, chives and cheese until a soft dough forms and beat vigorously 30 seconds.
- Drop dough by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brush garlic butter mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Description
This is probably the best tasting cupcake recipe you'll ever find! Naturally, anything with chocolate is good, but these really taste the best. Make a batch for your sweetie for Valentine's Day - or any other occasion - and watch them disappear.Yields: 18
Cooking Time: 35 min
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix cream cheese, egg, sugar, 1/8 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla together in a small bowl until smooth.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- In a separate bowl, blend the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and the half teaspoon of salt.
- Add the water, oil, vinegar and the tablespoon of vanilla to the dry ingredients; stir until blended.
- Fill 18 paper-lined cupcake cups half-full with cake batter.
- Drop a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into each cup. For the best looking cupcakes, after dropping the cream cheese mixture into the batter, just use a spoon to lightly cover the cream cheese with the cake batter (it makes the tops more rounded).
- Bake at 350°F for about 30-35 minutes.
Cheesy Spinach Triangles
Description
Creamy, herb-infused cheesy spinach triangles will be a hit at your next gathering! They go fast, so consider a double batch!Yields: 96
Ingredients
- 8 ounces package softened cream cheese
- 5 ounces frozen spinach
- 2 tablespoons milk
- garlic & onion powder, to taste
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Italian seasoning, to taste
- bacon bits, optional
- 1 medium egg
- 3 tubes refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix the cream cheese, spinach, milk, Parmesan/Romano and spices (include bacon bits, if desired) in a small, coverable bowl.
- When seasoned to taste, add egg and stir until well mixed. Cover, and refrigerate while working with the dough.
- Open the first package of dough and unroll. There should be 4 rectangles, each sliced down one diagonal. For each of these 4 rectangles, slice from corner to corner, and across from edge to edge. This will result in 8 triangles of dough (or a total of 32 per package of crescent rolls).
- Place 1/2 tsp. of the spinach mixture onto each of the small triangles, pull one point of the triangle over the mixture, and tuck under the bottom on the opposite side.
- Place triangles onto a non-stick cookie sheet, and bake for 10 min. or until tops are golden.
- Remove from oven, and allow to cool 2-3 min.
If you're anything like me, you know nothing about herbs and spices. I just tend to use pre-spiced cooking ingredients or the tried and true garlic and onion powders. So I did some research and came up with some interesting websites and links for herbs and their uses! So enjoy!!!!....
http://www.bulkherbstore.com/Herbs
http://www.chef-menus.com/herb_and_spice_chart.html
so this website is great because it lists the herbs and spices and exactly what kind of things would taste good with them! Couldn't be easier! Can't wait to try it out! Next step is a herb garden....well maybe!! lol
