One of the best ways to use bread is to make Croutons at home. Although I do make Croutons at home, i never made it as a snack, and in bulk. Vardhini'srecipe showed me how to do so, and even kiddo took some croutons as a munch-on for her snack break at school. Thanks Vardhini for this recipe -it surely showed me a way to use up those final slices of a bread loaf, which seem to be left unused everytime we buy a loaf , all the while making a perfectly crunchy snack for those 4 pm types, when hunger (read temptation to indulge) strikes the tummy ! Also, pep up any soup and the kids would love it...
Without much ado, lets get to the recipe now - Homemade Baked Croutons ! This goes to Week 2 of BM # 11 under "Preps and Preserves" category. This entire week will see me present a mix-n-match theme under different themes ! Check out the other Marathoners here. Also, linking this to : Radhika's Winter Carnival , Valli’sSnacks Mela, Radhika’sBaked Goodies & Sangee’sBakeFest,event byVardhini.
Prep time : 5 mins. Bake time : 10-12 mins
Source : Here
Ingredients:
- Bread slices - 8 slices (I used ordinary sandwich bread although French bread is recommended)
- Olive Oil - 1 TBSP
- Italian Seasoning - 1 tablespoon (+ ½ teaspoon of Red Chilli Flakes)
- White Pepper Powder - ½ teaspoon (opt.)
- Salt - to taste (take care as the bread would also contain some)
Method:
1) Using a serrated knife, cut the bread into small chunks. Do not trim the edges.
2) In a large bowl,add the bread chunks, oil, seasoning, salt, pepper powder. Give it a nice mix. Rest for 3 mins
3) Preheat the oven to 175C for 8- 10 mins.
4) Line a flat baking tray with foil (helps clean up) and spread the chunks evenly on the lined plate taking care not to overlap them.
5) Bake for 10-15 mins till they brown. I checked at 12 minutes, and they were done.
6) Cool completely. Store in an airtight container and serve with any soup
Priya Suresh says
Wat a fabulous croutons, excellent and definitely useful for many of us.
Radhika says
Looks very crispy Kalyani. I too make them and store it in a bin as younger ones likes it very much. Thanks for linking it to the event.
Unknown says
awesome dear....luv it!
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Vardhini says
Croutons look perfect Kalyani and glad your kiddo enjoyed it. Happy Holidays.
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veena says
Look so good Kalyani!!!!
Gayathri Kumar says
Perfect snack with a cup of coffee...
Lavanya Selvaraj says
Looks very delicious and nice clicks.
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Srivalli says
Very nice..that was to be my post too..:)
Nalini's Kitchen says
Perfect croutons..
The Pumpkin Farm says
wow thats nice n healthy
Suma Gandlur says
Yummy ones.
Priya Sreeram says
good one kalyani ! sending warm cheers along !
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
Best way to use-up Bread!!!! Looks yummy!!!
Sangeetha M says
looks very crisp...pictures looks too good!!
thanks for sending it to bake fest
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Pavani says
Crisp and yummy croutons. Good way to use up leftover bread.
Cool Lassi(e) says
Easy Breezy tip!
Archana says
Cool. Thanks