stale bread croutons where do i keep them?

lindseykim13

I read somewhere that you can oven cook stale bread peices to make croutons but do i need to use them on the day or can i store them for a soup later on?

Thanks

ariba10

Why not freeze them?

Aldeney

I make my own croutons & store them in a kilner jar in the cupboard & they last me about a month to 6 weeks.

Skint_Catt

Sorry to hijak, but do HM breadcrumbs keep in the cupboard too? Or do I have to freeze them?

fuddle

This is the only croutons thread that showed up on my search (I know I'm hopeless but I do try )

Can I ask how do you actually make home made croutons?

Thank you, as always

imogen-p

fuddle wrote: »

This is the only croutons thread that showed up on my search (I know I'm hopeless but I do try )

Can I ask how do you actually make home made croutons?

Thank you, as always

When I'm making them I cut stale bread (usually crusts) into cubes and put on a baking tray in the oven on a low heat for half an hour or so just to dry them out so they go crispy.

If I'm making flavoured ones I put either mixed herbs, garlic or onion powder on them before baking.

Once baked and cooled I store them in a re-sealable plastic bag in the cupboard.

madnotstupid

as long as they are totally dried out in the oven, I find breadcrumbs and croutons keep for ages in the cupboard.They seem fine in an old ice cream tub