Homemade Croutons

Croutons are the easiest and most often used condiment in our kitchen. We use it in salads. stuffing and believe it to top off soups. Yup to make the stuffing for the holiday and everyday. Here you really need to remember there is no such thing as left over bread. Not in this home!







Take any bread and cube it.  Once the bread is dried this may take a couple of days but at least, let it sit over night this will let it get a bit stale. They can be put in the oven over night without the oven on. Keep them on a large cookie sheet to dry not stacked in a bowl. My bowl below is full with dried cubes.This is good. Now grab your

 Ingredients
 

Dried bread slices chopped
olive oil to coast
seasoning's

Once they have dried chop the bread into squares

Put the bread into a large bowl and coat with olive oil and seasoning. You can keep them plain if you want. The possibilities are endless.

I drizzle with olive oil and coat with salt, pepper and nothing more because I never know what I am going to use them for. I may be wanting to add herb when I know that it is for a particular dish.







 Pop your bread into the oven at Once they are seasoned to your taste put them into an oven set at 350 and cook for about 10 minutes then turn them over and continue until they are golden brown.

Take them out of the oven and let them cool. I keep them in a large mason jar but a zip lock bag keeps them good for about a week.  They never last longer in our home. Hubby eats them as a snack.


Homemade anything just taste great!