I'm learning to adapt to not having some things here - or for them to be so bloody expensive you just shake your head.
Sadly panko is one of those things. I kept thinking there had to be a way, and there IS!
All you need is a good quality white bread (is that an oxymoron???? ) and the fine shredding blade on your food processor. Run the bread through the shredding blade, dump it out on a cookie sheet and dry in the oven.
My first batch I followed the directions and dried it in a warm oven - but they browned (still good, but not traditional). The texture is perfect and all it costs is the loaf of bread, buns, rolls, or whatever white bread you have on hand.
I'm a happy happy camper
Sadly panko is one of those things. I kept thinking there had to be a way, and there IS!
All you need is a good quality white bread (is that an oxymoron???? ) and the fine shredding blade on your food processor. Run the bread through the shredding blade, dump it out on a cookie sheet and dry in the oven.
My first batch I followed the directions and dried it in a warm oven - but they browned (still good, but not traditional). The texture is perfect and all it costs is the loaf of bread, buns, rolls, or whatever white bread you have on hand.
I'm a happy happy camper
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!