Homemade Croutons

By KimberlyB

Ingredients

• 6 slices fresh or day old bread, crusts trimmed and cubed
• 3 TBL melted butter or live oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder and a pinch of salt or 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1 tsp dried parsley flakes

Preparation

Step 1

1/ Preheat oven to 300'. Mix melted butter, garlic powder/salt, and parsley flakes until garlic powder is dissolved and mixture is clump free. Toss butter mixture with cubed bread in a medium bowl until cubes are evenly coated. Spread coated bread cubes on a cookie sheet in a single layer. Bake for 15 minutes and check to see if they are dry, crispy, and golden brown. Stir the croutons around and bake for an additional 15 minutes until done. Store croutons in air-tight container or ziplock bag. Enjoy!