Croutons are pieces of sautéed or rebaked bread, often cubed and seasoned, that are used to add texture and flavour to soups or salads.
Now that I have an air fryer, they are ready in 5 minutes!
Ingredients needed to make croutons:
- Any kind of stale bread
- Olive oil
- Garlic (optional)
- Salt & Pepper
- Oregano or other herbs (optional)
Let’s make croutons
In a food processor or mixer add all the ingredients, except the bread and mix.
Brush the bread with the dressing and cut it into 1 cm (½ inch) cubes. (Otherwise you can pound the garlic and mix in the remaining ingredients).
Arrange the bread cubes on a baking sheet in a single layer and place in the oven.
Bake them in a preheated oven at 180o C / 350o F, until they start to brown. Turn them once and bake them for 5 more minutes. Turn the oven off and let them cool in the oven. That will make them very crispy.
Note: If you like you can make them in a non stick frying pan. You should keep mixing them until they are browned on all sides.
Croutons in the air fryer
Cut your leftover bread into cubes. (Add seasoning and olive oil, if you like). Roast in the air fryer at 180oC for 5 minutes.
How to make Croutons
Croutons are small pieces of leftover stale bread made by roasting in the oven, toasting, frying or roasting in the air fryer.
Ingredients
- 2 cups stale bread, cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- Salt & Pepper
- Oregano or other herbs (optional)
Instructions
- In a food processor or mixer add all the ingredients, except the bread and mix.
- Brush the bread with the dressing and cut it into 1 cm (½ inch) cubes. (Otherwise you can pound the garlic and mix in the remaining ingredients).
- Arrange the bread cubes on a baking sheet in a single layer and place in the oven.
- Bake them in a preheated oven at 180o C / 350o F, until they start to brown, around 15 minutes.
- Turn them once and bake them for 5 more minutes.
- Turn the oven off and let them cool in the oven. That will make them very crispy.
Croutons in the air fryer:
Cut your leftover bread into cubes.
Roast in the air fryer at 180oC for 5 minutes.
Notes
If you like you can make the croutons in a non stick frying pan.
You should keep mixing them until they are browned on all sides.
Kopiaste and Kali Orexi!
