Homemade croutons

About 5 minutes more, in a session you’re already cooking. Cube, toss in oil and bake for 10 minutes beside whatever’s already in the oven.

A bowl of soup topped with croutons and herbs

The recipe

One batch makes 4 portions, in 15m start to finish.

Ingredients for 4 portions

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C fan, or use one that's already on for something else.
  2. Cut white bread into 2 cm cubes. Bread a day or two old cuts more neatly.
  3. Toss with olive oil and salt on a baking tray and spread out in a single layer.
  4. Bake for 10 minutes, turning halfway, until crisp and golden yellow.

How we’d cook it, not advice. We don’t check recipes for allergens, and ingredients vary by brand, so check the label on everything you use. Prepare and cook food the way the Food Standards Agency says. Allergens and food safety

Nutrition

Per portion
Energy
132 kcal
Fat
7.2g
Carbohydrate
14g
Protein
2.5g
Nutrition details
Energy
132 kcal
Fat
7.2g
of which saturates
0.8g
Carbohydrate
14g
of which sugars
1.1g
Fibre
0.8g
Protein
2.5g
Salt
1.23g

Estimated from ingredient data.

Part of a whole loaf

4 slices of an 800g loaf: for soup, 4 portions. The same session makes breadcrumbs.

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