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Homemade Brown Butter Croutons with a Stealthy Heat

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Croutons just got serious, y’all. My mind is buzzing with ideas on how to use these. But first things first.

Homemade croutons recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.Don’t judge me too harshly but I really never liked croutons. I’ll qualify that by saying they were usually from a box. And they were usually on a salad, which I wasn’t too crazy about either. What was my problem?!?

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Homemade croutons recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.Nonetheless, I have to admit, that in my memory of croutons…they were just kind of there. All hard and boring and being a jerk about staying on my fork. So I had no problem avoiding them.

Then I learned how to brown butter.

Then I had a wildly stale baguette taking up space on my kitchen counter.

Then everything changed.

Homemade croutons recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.

I made these for a salad recipe I have coming up as soon as I get permission to reprint the recipe for the best salad dressing on the planet here *fingers crossed*

But, in the meantime, you can eat these croutons with sooooo many things.

Homemade croutons recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.Ways to use homemade Croutons

  • Sprinkle them on top of your macaroni and cheese.
  • Put them in your soup.
  • Dip them in your favorite dip when you’re watching the Big Game. [I don’t know anything else about this game so please don’t ask me! I just hear it’s coming up. So. Yay? Go, team?]

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Or you could just *crunch* pop them in your mouth. One by *crunch* one. Which I may *crunch* or may not be doing right *crunch* now.

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Homemade croutons recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.You’ll notice the brown butter flavor first and you’ll be like, “Wait. Did I just enter a world where croissants are square and crunchy and I can eat them on my salad?” AWESOME. And then, a little heat will sneak up on you. It’s a patient heat. And not overwhelming at all. Just a spicy little love note from the crouton to your tastebuds.

Awwwww.

These croutons are as easy to make as

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Homemade crouton recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.

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Homemade crouton recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.If you’ve never browned butter before there’s a great tutorial post on How Sweet It Is here.

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Homemade crouton recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.

Please note: fake french accent not required for either the making or the enjoyment of the aforementioned croutons.
Homemade crouton recipe made with brown butter, sumac, and aleppo pepper. Great wherever you want a little crunch and a little heat.
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Homemade Spicy Brown Butter Croutons
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
13 mins
 
Servings: 2
Author: Christine
Ingredients
  • 2 cups stale bread cubed
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tablespoon sumac
  • 1/2 tablespoon aleppo pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cut the butter into small pieces and add to a small saucepan over medium to medium low heat.
  3. Once butter is melted, start whisking almost continually.
  4. Continue to whisk as butter bubbles and starts to foam.
  5. I know it's almost there when it starts to smell like a french bakery in my kitchen.
  6. At first sight of the little brown bits on the bottom, remove from heat.
  7. Continue to whisk for about a minute.
  8. Add spices and whisk to combine.
  9. Pour butter over the cubed bread.
  10. Arrange on baking sheet in single layer.
  11. Bake for 8 minutes or until your preferred shade of golden brown.
Recipe Notes

Croutons should be made with bread that's at least a day old. The crustier the better. Do NOT cut the crusts away. They're the best part. I used baguette but I'm certain any bread would work. I'm planning to try sprouted whole wheat next!

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Comments

  1. Winnie says

    January 24, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    These are soooooooooo YUMMY !! Who needs a salad or a soup?
    I’d eat them as they are, and wouldn’t be able to stop

    Reply
    • Christine says

      January 25, 2016 at 8:51 am

      From experience, I can tell you this is a very satisfying way to eat them, Winnie ๐Ÿ˜‰ Slightly dangerous but delicious.

      Reply
  2. nicole (thespicetrain.com) says

    January 20, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    Zees are fantasteeec! What a great idea!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      January 20, 2016 at 4:12 pm

      Ah, Nicole but sank you zo much. I am loving zem, I must say. Just used them in something I’m pretty sure is going on ze blog soon ๐Ÿ˜€

      Reply
  3. April @ Girl Gone Gourmet says

    January 19, 2016 at 6:36 pm

    Genius! You are zee crouton master ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • Christine says

      January 19, 2016 at 7:24 pm

      Ah, but April. You are zo kind.

      Reply
  4. Dini @ The Flavor Bender says

    January 19, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    I’m going to make a Salad this week JUST so I can have these! I bought some french bread to have sandwiches for lunch – I guess I’ll go hungry for a couple of days, so I can let it go stale and make these!
    I am SO excited for this!!

    It would be the first time that my husband would have to fight me for extra croutons too! I’ll let you know how they came out! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Christine says

      January 19, 2016 at 7:29 pm

      I don’t want to be responsible for marital squabbling. Make extra!

      Reply
  5. Melanie@Toots + Dill says

    January 19, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    Hello yummy!! I saw your post on a twitter retweet and literally gasped! These loook super yummy and I definitely want to try out this recipe! Pinning for the future! =)

    Reply
    • Christine says

      January 19, 2016 at 1:41 pm

      Before making my own I NEVER would have believed croutons could make someone gasp. Now I get it tho ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks for checking it out and let me know if you make them!

      Reply

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