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Croutons

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Cups Stale Bread Cubes
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • ½ tsp ground thyme
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut your bread into ¾" cubes, keeping the crusts on. Put them in a large measuring cup (to figure out how many cups you have) and then transfer them to large mixing bowl.
  • When you know how many cups of cubes you have, you can figure how much of the butter/oil/seasoning mix to make.
  • In a small sauce pan, combine the olive oil, butter, and seasonings. Heat over medium heat until the butter is melted and then let it sit for 5-10 minutes to let the flavors infuse into the oil.
  • Drizzle the seasoned olive oil over your chopped bread and toss until bread crumbs have an even coating of oil. To avoid soaking a few croutons, drizzle and toss, drizzle and toss, drizzle and toss.
  • Spread the bread in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 300˚F for 30 minutes until they are golden brown and crunchy, stirring every 10 minutes.
  • If you make enough to do two baking sheets, put them on the high and low rack and rotate them up and down in the oven each time you stir them.
  • Let them cool, and then store in an air tight container.