Easy Homemade Sourdough Croutons
These easy homemade sourdough croutons are the perfect addition to summer salads or winter soups. Perfectly seasoned with that signature sourdough tang we all love and baked to a crunchy perfection. Once you realize how easy these croutons are to make, you'll never buy expensive croutons in the store again.
Equipment
- 1 Bread knife - for slicing the bread into croutons
- 1 cutting board
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 Wooden spoon
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Parchment paper, optional
Ingredients
- 1 loaf sourdough bread
- ½ cup melted beef tallow, butter or oil
- 1 Tbl herbs
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice sourdough bread into 1-inch cubes and place into the mixing bowl.
- Pour melted fat over the top of the sourdough bread cubes, and sprinkle with herbs and salt.
- Gently toss using the spatula until the bread is well coated with the oil and herbs. Add more oil if necessary.
- Place bread cubes evenly on the sheet pan in a single layer (covered with parchment paper if you prefer less dishes) and bake for 15-20 minutes or until toasted and golden brown.
- Add to salads or soups and enjoy.
- Store leftover croutons in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. You can freeze croutons for up to two months.
Notes
Keep leftover pieces of sourdough bread in the freezer, and then once you have enough make them into sourdough croutons. You can make these sourdough croutons out of fresh bread too.
To make gluten free sourdough croutons, just use gluten-free sourdough bread.
If you really want to make these, but don't have any homemade sourdough bread, you could always substitute with a loaf of store-bought sourdough bread and still make the croutons.
Always use healthy fats in your kitchen like beef tallow, or butter and try to avoid using unhealthy seed oils.
Want to learn how to make your own sourdough bread? Check out these tutorials and watch the videos that will get you started.
