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Very Low-fat Seasoned Croutons Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lilchickadee / All my dishes 3 months, 1 week ago I wanted a recipe for some very low-fat croutons, as I am on a special very low-fat diet (until my gall bladder is out...). Anyway, all the recipes seemed to have butter/oil in them, both of which contain too much fat. So I looked up a couple of reci... More Prep:5m Cook:7m Servings:6	Lilchickade
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Ingredients

Any bread that isn't stale (I like Homemade Sourdough)

Seasonings (I use Onion & Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper, Dill Weed, & (Powdered) Parmesean Cheese (you could use freshly grated), & Paprika)

"I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" Spray

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut the bread slices into the size croutons you want. I like 2x2cm(approx.) cubes, personally.

Put cubes in a bowl and evenly coat with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"

Spray, turning the cubes with a spoon or spatula as you spray so that all sides have some. Try not to soak them, rather just a thin coating, otherwise they will burn even easier.

Sprinkle seasonings over the cubes, again turning them with a spoon/spatula/your fingers so that they have some on all/most of the sides. Turning them also lets the excess fall off, and allows the excess to coat the areas that need more. I am sorry I don't have measurements, I just flavor to taste and what "looks right". You can use any seasonings you like, so feel free to experiment!

Cover a baking pan with Reynold's Release Wrap Foil; this will make clean-up a lot easier.

Put the cubes on the pan, making sure that no two touch each other.

Set the oven for 4 minutes, turn the croutons, then let bake for another 3-4 minutes or until golden brown & crunchy.

CAUTION: Watch the croutons closely since they can burn REALLY easily (I learned the hard way). I keep the oven light on and check every minute, and then once 1 minute is on the timer, check every 30 seconds (that's how easily they can burn). Once they cool, they be put on/in salads and/or soups, or eaten as snacks! Note: These croutons will taste lighter than ones that you can buy packaged (at least, my family says they taste lighter... I haven't actually eaten the store-bought ones, yet; I figured out this recipe from looking at the ingredients on a package and trial-and-error, plus I use homemade sour-dough bread.) Feel free to adjust it to your taste-buds!

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