Homemade Crouton recipe

If you want to know the nutritional value of this, I have no idear.  All I know is I make awesome croutons.  One of the many good ways to use up old bread.  


Recipe:
- 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil, more if you have a lot of bread
- Any stale bread from baguettes to sandwich bread to English Muffins.  (FYI: stale means old, not moldy.  Through the moldy stuff out!)
- Seasoning to your preference. Some ideas:
     • salt
     • pepper
     • garlic
     • Mrs. Dash
     • Italian seasoning
     • oregano
     • parsley
- Parmesan cheese 


Note: For this batch I used salt, pepper, seasoned salt, oregano


1. Preheat oven to 300
2. Mix olive oil and desired spices in large bowl (Note: bowl should be large enough to hold all pieces of bread with room to mix them)
3. Cut up the bread into bite size pieces 

4. Through all the bread in the oil and mix until the bread has absorbed the oil mixture (Note: many websites tell you to spread the oil on the bread, which may be beneficial if you are trying to shave off calories, but good croutons need to be somewhat saturated in oil.)

5. Spread bread pieces on a baking sheet

6. Bake for 20 minutes and then flip croutons
7. Bake 20 minutes longer and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese for 5 more minutes of cook time (Total: 45 minutes, but more or less depending on width of bread)
8. Let cool and enjoy!


These croutons are good for 2 weeks as long as you keep them in a ziploc bag or other airtight container.