Homemade croutons
Homemade croutons

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, homemade croutons. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Croutons add the perfect crunch to soups and salads. Master the technique of how to make croutons below, and you'll be able to make them all the time without a recipe. Just season with a flavorful seasoning blend, bake and enjoy!

Homemade croutons is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Homemade croutons is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have homemade croutons using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade croutons:
  1. Get 1 loaf french bread
  2. Take 1 stick butter or margarine
  3. Take 1 tbsp dried basil
  4. Make ready 1 tbsp Italian seasoning mix (any brand)
  5. Take 1 tsp garlic powder
  6. Take 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  7. Make ready 3 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin

EDITED: You can make this to suit any kind of salad or recipe you need it for. Make sure the croutons are completely cool before storing. Note: Recommended bread for croutons are any of the crusty loaf varieties, like sourdough, ciabatta, boule, etc. The first time my husband had one of my homemade croutons he said, "WOW.

Steps to make Homemade croutons:
  1. Cut bread into cubes (size is personal preference. Mine were about an inch or less)
  2. Put all the other ingredients in a microwave safe container and microwave 1 minute. Let sit for a minute or two for dried seasonings to bloom.
  3. Preheat oven at 350°. Line baking sheet with foil. Put cubed bread in large mixing bowl and while stirring slowly pour butter/olive oil mix over it to coat but not drench bread cubes.
  4. Put single layer bread cubes on baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Turn oven off and wait 5-10 minutes then remove to cool.
  5. When cooled place in airtight container. I used gallon sized zip lock bag.

Cut bread into cubes and place in a large bowl. Drizzle cubes with olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Place bread in a large bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients; drizzle over bread and toss to coat. Homemade Croutons Ingredients: To make homemade croutons, you just need three main ingredients: Bread: Ideally at least a day or two old, any variety will do.

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