Easy Homemade Sourdough Croutons From Leftover Bread
Homemade sourdough croutons from leftover bread create an easy to make and delicious salad topper. Sourdough croutons add the perfect little crunch to your favorite salads and creamy soups. This easy recipe made from simple ingredients will quickly become your favorite way to use up leftover bread.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of stale bread or fresh
- 2-3 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 2 teaspoons of fresh black pepper
Instructions
- Set the oven to broil on high.
- Cube up leftover bread into bite sized pieces, approximately 1 inch by 1 inch using a sharp serrated knife and place into a large bowl.
- Pour oil onto the bread cubes and toss the bread cubes into the oil with your hands adding oil if necessary to make sure all pieces are lightly coated with oil.
- The bread cubes should not be soaked in oil, just lightly coated to ensure seasonings stick.
- Sprinkle salt, black pepper and Italian seasonings of your choice on to the bread cubes and mix to combine. Make sure all bread cubes are equally covered in oil and seasonings, adding more as desired.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Dump bread cubes on to prepared baking sheet, making sure the cubes are in a single layer to ensure even toasting.
- Broil on high 8-10 minutes watching VERY closely as all broilers are different.
- When the bread cubes turn golden brown on top, flip the bread cubes and toast the other side until all sides are equally golden brown.
- Remove from the sheet pan from the oven and allow croutons to cool completely.