French Bread Croutons
November 17, 2009 in breads
I mentioned in my French bread post that I had turned a good portion of my bread into croutons. I always forget how much better homemade croutons really are and they seriously take no effort at all. If you have time to slice bread, you can make croutons!
With less than a week to go before kid #2 pops into our lives, I’ve been trying to clean out the kitchen so I found myself without garlic when I went to make these. I used garlic powder which turned out good but if you have the fresh stuff, use that instead.
French Bread Croutons
Ingredients
- 3 cups cubed French bread
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (or 1-2 cloves fresh garlic, minced)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan. Stir in garlic powder (or fresh garlic). Toss cubed bread in butter mixture and spread out on greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, stir gently, and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and dried out.
I make my own croutons also… My husband likes them in french onion soup with melty cheese better than a toast float.(it’s a LOT easier to eat.) I use sour dough, olive oil, cracked black pepper and sea salt. Thanks for your version!!