Croutons / Bread Crumbs
Line a baking sheet with foil. Break safe bread into cubes and place them on the sheet. Spray the cubes with a safe cooking spray (I use pam), then sprinkle on any seasonings desired. Place in the oven at 275 until they are crisp the whole way though (mine take about 30 minutes, but it is very thin white bread. I've made them with thicker wheat breads or grain breads and they take longer).
To turn the croutons into bread crumbs, place the croutons into a Ziploc bag and roll over them with a rolling pin or bang the bag with the rolling pin.
The croutons and bread crumbs will store for a long time in an airtight container as long as they are cooked the whole way though and completely crunchy.
Wow, was that easy! My daughter (4) is allergic to dairy and egg and my son (7) to nuts. My daughter has never had a crouton before... she now eats these as a snack like they were candy! Thank you!
ReplyDeletePatti - My dad asks me to make them for him and he eats them as a snack too. We love them in our soup. They also make great bread crumbs that I use as a chicken coating, topping for casseroles, in meatloaf, etc.
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