buddy's breadcrumbs

By dmcward

Ingredients

• 1 lb loaf rustic italian bread such as pugliese
• 1 cup finely grated pecorino cheese
• 2 garlic cloves put through a garlic press
• 2 tablespoons of dried italian herbs
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 1/2 tablespoon fine sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

Make bread crumbs the day before slice the bread into 1/2 inch slices and place slices on cake racks to dry overnight.
In batches, crumble or tear bread slices into the bowl of a food processor and pulse the bread until the bread is a size of a dime.
add the cheese, garlic, herbs and salt and continue to pulse until the breadcrumbs become fine. Store what you are not using in the freezer.