Croutons, Anyone?
Posted by terrepruitt on February 5, 2025
I rarely BUY croutons. I am a salty snack kinda person. I would rather have a salty snack than chocolate, so if I have croutons in the house I am going to eat them like chips (because we don’t usually have chips in the house). So when I need croutons I make them. Hopefully when I need them we have bread.
Also, when I make them I can control what goes on them. I have one friend who makes almost everything from scratch. So while I might make croutons myself, she actually makes the bread to make the croutons!
I only have a couple of recipes that call for croutons. In one recipe I say “four slices bread – toasted and cubed” not even croutons. So I rarely need them, but when I do I make ’em.
It is easy to cube the bread, toss with olive oil (or whatever you want) and sprinkle with spices (and maybe herbs) and bake them.
Do you use croutons? Do you make ’em? Do you buy them? They have some yummy flavors available.
Full disclosure . . . I found these pictures with a write up in my “to post” folder and it was from 2013 and I completely changed the “post”, so here we are. 🙂
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kevinashton said
When I want croutons for a recipe I make them exactly the same. I toss the cubes of bread in a good olive oil and some garlic then bake them in the oven until toasted. I add the chopped fresh soft herbs ( parsley, basli, tarragon, dill or coriander) when they come out of the oven, sometimes a little cheese. Once you’ve made homemade croutons, store bought ones are very disappointing and hard on your teeth.
Best Wishes
Kevin
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terrepruitt said
Oh, add the herbs after? Oooooo! Cheese is a great idea. Yes homemade ones are not as hard on the teeth! Your comment made me want to make some – or rather have you make me some! 🙂
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