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Homemade Japanese Panko Breadcrumbs
Learn everything you need to know about Japanese light and crispy panko breadcrumbs. This post includes making panko at home using various techniques and types of bread and 10 delicious recipes to put your homemade panko to good use!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 slices white bread
Instructions
- 1
Cut 2 slices white bread into rough cubes.
- 2
Place the cubes in the food processor / blender and blitz for a few seconds. (Don't blitz for too long or the panko will be too fine.)
- 3
Cut the bread slices into 3-4 pieces and place them on a tray.
- 4
Place the tray in the freezer for 2-3 hours or until the bread is completely frozen.
- 5
Take one piece of bread from the freezer and grate using a grater with large holes.
- 6
Repeat until all of the bread is grated into panko breadcrumbs.