Croutons

Ingredients	Quantity
Loaf of bread	1ea
butter	3-4tbs
Spices	As desired

Equipment used	Chemicals used
Baking sheet	Sanitizer
Oven	Multi purpose
Large sauté pan	Oven/grill
Spatula

1. Mise en place all ingredients, stations, equipment and utensils

2. Remove crusts from bread slices

3. Cut bread into even sized cubes about 1-1 cm

4. The bread should be a little dry @least a day old, if not spread cubes on a baking tray and place in warm oven for about 10 min, they must not be totally dried out just a little dry on the surface so they can brown better

5. Melt butter on medium heat in a large sauté pan

6. Add croutons and mix them up in a single layer of the pan

7. Don’t stir until they start to brown on the one side

8. Use spatula to lift them and turn them over so more sides can brown

9. When croutons are at least toasted on a couple of side remove from heat

Chef’s tip

If storing, allow cooling completely before placing in an airtight container, otherwise the steam released from the warm crouton will take away their crunch

Can be used in salads soups or in bread stuffing