You know what they say... when life hands you bread…make croutons! OK, maybe I made that one up. But it makes sense right? I love making bread in my bread maker…but my family only eats it when it's fresh. To keep the remainder of the bread from becoming a science experiment it must be repurposed into meatloaf or garlic bread.
It wasn't until I was making a salad when the idea danced into my head. We were completely out of croutons because my children eat them like candy. Yesterday's leftover homemade bread was on the counter staring me down…there you go…make croutons!
This is so easy. Think of it as making a lot of tiny garlic bread.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While oven is preheating, combine everything into a bowl, season to taste and mix well. The bread should be a little moist but not saturated with butter. Spread onto a cookie sheet and place in middle rack of oven. Depending on your oven, bake for 5-10 minutes. You can serve these warm and toasty or wait for it to cool down. They will harden as they cool down and taste just as yummy as the store bought stuff!
Here it is out of the oven
And here it is in our chicken and blueberry salad. It. was. YUM!
Next time you are left with a bunch of "crust ends" that no one seems to like or if your bread is about to sprout some fuzzies. Stretch your dollar out and turn it into croutons.
There you have it! Another Mommy Madness tip. Give it a try =)
~Lyn
