How to use up stale bread by making croutons
We make bread using our breadmaker most evenings so that we have a nice fresh loaf in the morning and it is very cost effective as each 53p bag of flour makes about four loaves.
Because the bread is preseravtive-free we find that we often have chunky stale ends of loaves to use up.
One of the easiest ways to use them up is to make croutons to accompany soups or salads. Just chuck all the stale ends of bread into a bag in the freezer until you are ready to make some croutons.
Spread the stale bread slices with butter, cut into cubes and then season with some salt, black pepper, onion salt and any herbs you enjoy (I use basil, oregano and parsley)
Spread out on a large baking sheet and put into a medium oven until they are golden and toasted.
Take out of the oven and using a slotted slice onto a plate to cool.
I noticed the other day that a very small bag of croutons in the supermarket was £1.50.