Homemade Bread Cubes
If you’re making my sausage stuffing for Thanksgiving this year, you’re going to need some unseasoned bread cubes. Since I can’t always find them in my local grocery store, I thought I’d share my method for making bread cubes for stuffing. It’s so easy!
5 things to know about this recipe:
Fast: ready in just 25 minutes! Some recipes take hours, mine does not. Simple: no complicated tools or ingredients needed. Easy: cube your bread and bake until crisp–that’s it! Customizable: feel free to get creative with your bread choices (suggestions below). No running to the store: if you have a loaf of bread, you can make this.
Note that these dried bread cubes could also be used to make homemade bread crumbs or croutons. If you’d like to see recipes for either of those, let me know in the comments!
What You Need
The only ingredient you need to make these bread cubes is, drumroll please…bread! You can use any kind; store-bought white bread works well and would probably be my #1 suggestion for stuffing. You could also try using cut up dinner rolls, sourdough bread (actually this would be my personal first pick), challah, or anything else you want to experiment with. Some people have even made stuffing with everything bagels! That being said, keep in mind that strong flavored breads will obviously change the flavor of your dish (pumpernickel, rye, and honey wheat are just a few examples of these). As a result, if you are using this technique for stuffing, something basic is best. SAM’S TIP: Kitchen shears can be especially helpful when cutting bread into uniform cubes. If you find that your bread is difficult to cut, let it sit out at room temperature for a few hours so it becomes a bit stale first. Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Bread Cubes
SAM’S TIP: The bread cubes will shrink during baking, so make more than you think you will need. Typically, 8 cups of bread cubes will reduce to 6 cups after baking in the oven. Note that if you cut your bread cubes into thicker, heartier pieces, they are perfect for making bread pudding. I may just have a recipe for that coming soon 😉 Enjoy! Let’s cook together! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on YouTube where I have over 500 free video tutorials! 💜
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