Croutons

We bought croutons from boxes for years, little knowing how much better they are home-made. They are quick and easy to make, too. This is the basic recipe, you can add herbs , spices, garlic or parmesian cheese to these if you like.

Ingredients

• Half of a large baguette or one small baguette
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F
2. Cut baguette into one inch cubes
3. Pour olive oil, salt, pepper and any other additions into a large bowl.
4. Stir to coat.
5. Place croutons in a single layer on rimmed baking sheet.
6. Bake in 400 F oven for 10 minutes

Serves 6

Ginny's Recipe