Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, homemade croutons. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Homemade croutons is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Homemade croutons is something that I have loved my whole life.
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!
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have homemade croutons using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade croutons:
- Make ready 1 loaf french bread
- Prepare 1 stick butter or margarine
- Take 1 tbsp dried basil
- Take 1 tbsp Italian seasoning mix (any brand)
- Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
- Take 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- Get 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.
Instructions to make Homemade croutons:
- Cut bread into cubes (size is personal preference. Mine were about an inch or less)
- 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.
- 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.
- Put single layer bread cubes on baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Turn oven off and wait 5-10 minutes then remove to cool.
- 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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