Italian Croutons from Scratch
This recipe is written to make croutons for 4 salads or soups, but that really depends on how many croutons you are accustomed to eating at one sitting
Servings: 4
Calories: 100kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Whole English Muffin or any bread will do cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- 2 Tbs good olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to “broil” (If you don’t have a broil feature, set the oven on 350).
- Place the English Muffin (bread) pieces onto a cookie sheet. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a small bowl and mix together well with a fork.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the bread crumbs and then sprinkle well with the mixed dry ingredients. You may have extra ingredients left over.
- Bake until browned and crunchy – if using broil – watch very closely as they will be done in only a minute or so. If baking – watch closely and expect closer to 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, cool slightly and serve over salad, soup or…?
Notes
You can change up the taste by changing the flavorings in the croutons
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal