Croutons Recipe : Make Your Soups & Salads More Tasty!

Croutons

• Author: Chandni Agrawal
• Recipe Category: Extra

Description: Croutons is mostly prepared form stale bread but fresh bread is also used.

Croutons are pieces of bread which is roasted. It can be prepared in various ways :-

• in oven
• roasted in a pan.

Ingredients Required for Making Croutons :

• Bread – 4 slice
• Melted Butter
• Garlic – 4-5 cloves ( optional)
• Mixed herbs dry (optional)
• Olive oil -2 tbsp ( for pan method)

Method of Making Croutons :

• Cut bread in the shape of cubes.
• Crush garlic very finely
• Removing the crust of bread is optional. It depends on your choice .

1) IN OVEN :

• Preheat oven at 350 degree.
• Now brush the bread cubes with melted butter on both sides.
• Apply garlic paste on above side
• Sprinkle dry herb powder on it
• Arrange on a cookie sheet .
• Now bake for 15 mins at 350 degree or until brown .
• Take out of oven let it cool.
• Now store in a air tight container.

2) IN PAN :

• Cut the bread in cube shape.
• Now take a bowl. Add butter , olive oil , garlic, herbs to it and mix properly
• Now take another bowl add bread to it. Pour the mixture of oil and herbs on the bread and mix properly so that the bread are seasons nicely.
• Now take a pan add some butter to it. Now put the bread in it and roast until brown and crispy.
• Keep tossing the bread until brown and crispy.
• Take it on a plate and let it cool.

Additional Information:

• Calories: 185 calories
• Total Time: PT25M
• Serves: 5
• Date Published: 2016-07-20