How to Make Breadcrumbs With Ritz Crackers

Breadcrumbs are used in a multitude of dishes including stuffing.

If you are making stuffing or adding breading to meat or fish, your recipe will likely call for breadcrumbs. Breadcrumbs are exactly what they sound like, small pieces of bread resembling crumbs. You can buy breadcrumbs at the grocery store, but if you need them in a pinch or if you want to make your own at home, they are easy to make. If you don't have any bread at home, breadcrumbs can be made with many different crackers, including Ritz crackers.

Things You'll Need

• Food processor or heavy pan

Instructions

1. Purchase Ritz crackers. Ritz crackers are available in almost every grocery store worldwide. Open the package and remove the plastic bag surrounding the crackers.

2. Pulse Ritz crackers in a food processor. Depending on your recipe, you may want a coarse or fine texture from the crackers. If you don't have a food processor, leave the crackers in their plastic wrap, or put the crackers in a plastic bag, and use either a pan or rolling pin to break them apart.

3. Add seasoning or other accompaniments. Some recipes will direct you to add dried herbs or spices to your Ritz breadcrumbs before you use them in your dish.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have extra breadcrumbs, store them in a plastic bag in your freezer for up to three months.

References

• Bon Appetit: How to Make Breadcrumbs
• Food Subs: Crumbs