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Homemade Croutons
Today for lunch I was craving a salad, I got all the ingredients I love on my salad including the croutons. The croutons I had were store bought, tasted great but they were very hard and they are expensive to buy (if you buy the good one), I can't stand the cheap, dry and stale ones. I love croutons and I don't buy them very often because it isn't really a need in the budget.
My favorite croutons ever our from The Outback restaurant, they have always been the best in my book. Now I know why I liked them so much. They are just like homemade if not homemade there daily. They are perfectly fresh and delicious and that is what I want at home for my salads. My kids love to eat croutons dipped in ranch. They will love this new treat.
I thought about this while I was eating my salad and then thought "Why am I not making croutons, it can't be that hard". It was one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. It isn't hard at all, in fact it is so easy my kids could do it. I went to the computer and looked them up and sure enough SUPER EASY!
You can make any flavor you want. I personally would try different things like Garlic, Parmesan Cheese, different herbs, the possibilities are endless. These would also be wonderful served with a warm cup of soup.
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Next time you go to the grocery store and you see those french breads they have by the registers pick one up......I found these croutons on Sweet Pea Chef.
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Dori
I'm on the same page with you and croutons - the outback has the best croutons by far. I haven't made croutons in a long time...only because I found a cheap store bought crouton that I absolutely love. They're called Texas Toast croutons, and I could totally eat a whole bag of them by themselves! But when I do make them from scratch, I either go the HVR dressing mix or garlic/onion powder.
ReplyDeleteDori, you are right Outback croutons are the best! and homemade croutons are super easy. I freeze left over bread sometimes it's sourdough, wheat whatever we have on hand. Could also be heels of a loaf and I keep a small syrup jar filled with garlic olive oil in the fridge at all times. It doesn't take long for the bread to thaw out or if I wait until the last minute I defrost in the microwave. I think the hardest part is cutting the bread in cubes. That's how hard it is to make homemade croutons. They are the best by far!
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