Croutons

Butter
Garlic
Bread
Italian Seasoning
Parmesan cheese (if desired)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut crusts off of bread and cut into cubes. I have used old hot dog buns, old hamburger buns, French bread, thick sliced sourdough bread – you can use just about anything. You can use fresh bread, but firmer bread works best. Sprinkle Italian seasoning liberally over bread and mix well.

Melt butter (lots, but the amount really depends on the amount of bread you use – I typically use 1 stick butter per loaf of French bread) with garlic (pressed through garlic press – again, this is to taste – I usually use about 2 large cloves of garlic per stick of butter). Cook over low until butter is really garlicky. Yum! Pour butter over bread cubes and mix well. I like to pour a little, mix, then pour some more and mix again, etc., until the butter is well mixed into all of the bread. You can also mix in some Parmesan cheese if desired. Spread on cookie sheet (line sheet with foil for easy cleanup, especially if using cheese) and bake 15 minutes or so until browned.


I don't think America will have really made it until we have our own salad dressing. Until then we're stuck behind the French, Italians, Russians and Caesarians. ~Pat McNelis