Homemade Croutons
Avoid throwing away bread crusts and unused slices with this simple recipe for croutons, as well as some simple instructions for making bread crumbs.
Ingredients
- Extra or even stale bread - any amount, cubed
- Butter melted - enough to coat bread
- Sea salt
- Powdered garlic about 1 tsp per cup of bread cubes
- Favorite dried herbal blend like Italian, about 2 tsp per cup of bread cubes
Instructions
- 1.Dice stale bread into bite size pieces - careful not to make them too big!
2.Toss in a bowl with melted butter until coated.
3.Add salt and garlic to taste.
4.Spread evenly on a baking sheet and bake in an oven set at 375F/191C for about 10 minutes - check for browning.
5.Once evenly toasted, remove and cool.
Notes
To make bread crumbs:
1.Place a handful of croutons in a blender and pulse to reduce to crumbles. You will most likely have different sized crumbles.
2.Sift out the smallest and pulse the largest to crumble further.
3.Do NOT blend until dust-like unless that's what you want.
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