French Bread Croutons

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 -6 cups day old french bread, not stale
• 1/4 cup bland oil, approximately (or olive oil)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt-free garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt-free onion powder
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degree. make sure oven rack is in the middle or top position in oven so that croutons do not burn.
• 2 cut bread into 1/2" cubes. in a clean, dry plastic grocery bag place the bread cubes, oil, garlic powder, onion powder and italian seasoning, if using.
• 3 tie bag in loose knot; shake bag to distribute ingredients well. arrange the bread cubes singly on an aluminum baking sheet.
• 4 bake the cubes for approximately 12 minutes or until golden brown. turn the baking sheet and stir the bread cubes after 6 minutes so that they bake evenly.
• 5 once the croutons are browned, stir them one more time, turn off the oven but leave the baking sheet with croutons in the oven.
• 6 keep croutons in oven until they are at room temperature then transfer to airtight container.
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