So today I'm sharing on how to make panko bread crumbs. It's Japanese white breadcrumbs that's coarser than the typical breadcrumbs.
It's one of those ingredients that we don't really stock up (at least I don't) in the kitchen and we forget about it until we really need it.
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Homemade Panko
We live in a small city here in Spain.
So... some (or many) things are just ridiculously difficult to find. For example this panko.
I needed it to make my delicious recipe (coming soon in next post) and I kid you not, we went everywhere to look for it and it was nowhere to be found.
You know those situations when you really need something and you just can't find it and then after you don't need it anymore, you see it everywhere?
Exactly!
So to avoid that, I thought ok I will make my own panko and start distributing it to all the supermarkets so that nobody in our city will have to endure their lives without panko.. ever again!
Well then I got lazy and thought, maybe I should just make it for our house first.
Types Of Bread
Use no-crust white bread or whole wheat bread, it doesn't matter. What matters is to use no-crust ones.
How To Get Panko Texture
I find that using my Ninja blender is just amazing to get that coarse panko texture. The smaller jar (it comes with 2 jars, small and big) is just the perfect size since you need to blend in small amounts.
You can use whatever blender, really. Just put few pieces at a time into your blender and blend/pulse for a few seconds.
Don't put too much because then you might get lumps of bread.
How To Bake It Right
We will use low temperature with fan on to bake panko.
We want the panko to be dry and crispy but still maintain its white color (well original colour if you're using whole wheat bread).
I recommend you to use the oven with fan on because it will dry the panko faster and more evenly.
So there you go. A few tips on how to make your own panko!
Video
How To Make Panko Bread Crumbs
Ingredients
- 3 slices crustless white bread
Instructions
- Cut a slice of bread into 3 strips. Place in a blender and pulse for a few times until you get a coarse texture.
- Pour on a baking sheet with baking paper. Repeat with the rest of breads. Make sure to scatter them evenly on the tray.
- Bake in a preheated oven with forced fan at 210ºF (100ºC) for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and mix the panko well, scatter evenly and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until the panko is dry and crispy.
- Cool completely.
How To Store
- Place in an airtight container, store at room temperature up to 3 months.
Whole Wheat Panko
- Same steps all the way, just use whole wheat crustless bread 😉
Jim kirby says
I am about to try and make some know I will let you know I've got fresh cod to try just received this afternoon time now 9.45 wish me luck thanks jim
Bea says
Good luck Jim! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Lynn says
This recipe is simple and made the best bread crumbs! I will never buy a box of bread crumbs again. Thank you!
Bea says
I'm happy to know it was useful to you, thanks you for your comment!
Anshi says
Just tried it! found it on youtube and they were perfect! 🙂
Bea says
Awesome! Thank you Anshi!
Tina says
Is a "fan forced" oven the same as an air fryer or convection oven? I'm making healthy dishes for my 1 1/2 year old and I want to use organic Dave's Killer White Bread. But I have a traditional oven, Pampered Chef air fryer oven, and a microwave that is also a convection oven. Not sure which one would be best.
Thanks!
Bea says
Yes, fan forced or fan-assisted oven is the convection oven, so please use that one.
Denise Giblett says
Thanks for the way to make Panko, I live in Spain so have same problem. Will be making some in next few days.De
Bea says
For some reason panko is very expensive (and quite difficult to find) in Spain, right 😅? Thank you Denise!
colin smith says
thank very informative
Bea says
No problem! 😊
Nancy Coffey says
Thanks for the recipe
Derrick says
Never knew what Pandora bread crumbs were, had to google them
Well this was easy to follow, but how do you get crustless bread ?
Do you just cut the crust off a white sliced loaf?
Does it even have to be a sliced lost ?
Can it be a sourdough loaf ?
Bea says
Yes, you just cut off the crust. I haven't tried with sourdough loaf but I'm assuming it would work fine also. Hope it helps.
VeeCee says
Thanks for this super easy recipe, I've only just discovered
Panto breadcrumbs in recipes but never seen them in the shop.
One question, you stress fan oven.....I only have gas oven and no fan. Any advice before I try making this please?
Bea says
Using fan forced oven is to help "dry" the breadcrumbs faster and better. You will need to bake them longer and mix them around more if you don't use fan forced oven. Hope it helps 🙂
Lurel Ab says
Panko is expensive!! I did not know that it was this easy to make it.
Thank you for saving my money! LOL!!
Bea says
Haha! Yes, we should always make panko ourselves since it's super easy to make. Thank you so much Lurel!