homemade bacon-onion croutons
(1 rating)
Homemade croutons taste so much better than store-bought and are super simple. They are crispy but melt in your mouth. You can vary the seasoning ingredients to your liking. Sometimes I add a crushed garlic clove (instead of garlic powder) to the oils to get a deeper garlicky flavor. Store croutons in an airtight container in a cool place or freeze them.
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(1 rating)
yield
2 Cups
prep time
10 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For homemade bacon-onion croutons
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5 slicefirm white bread (or french bread)
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2 Tbspbacon drippings
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1/2 tsponion powder
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1/2 tspgarlic powder, optional
How To Make homemade bacon-onion croutons
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1Cut crusts from bread.
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2Dice bread into 1/2-inch cubes.
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3In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the bacon drippings and olive oil with onion powder and garlic powder.
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4Add bread cubes; stir until well coated.
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5Transfer bread cubes to a rimmed baking sheet and spread in a single layer.
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6Bake in a 300F oven until lightly browned and crisp (25 to 30 minutes). Cool.
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7Makes about two cups.
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8Note: I start checking after about 17 minutes so that the croutons don't turn too dark.
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