Croutons

My husband thought these were a snack I made for him to munch on while he watched TV, they were gone so quick I didn't have time to put them on a salad or a bowl of soup! These would also be great if you sliced the bread, you would need to adjust the baking time.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1  French baguette, stale, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1⁄3 cup butter, I used Smart Balance
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1  teaspoon  course ground pepper
• 1  teaspoon  course  granulated garlic

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200.
2. Place cubed bread in big mixing bowl.
3. Melt butter in small sauce pan. Add olive oil, stir, remove from heat.
4. Add in all the spices, salt and pepper.
5. Drizzle half over bread, toss to coat. Add second half to desired amout of flavor(for stronger flavor add all, for light flavor only use half), toss again to coat well.
6. Spread evenly in single layer on an ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for a about 2 hours to get all the moisture out.
8. Turn oven up to 300 let cook for 15 minute and mix them up and cook for about 15 min longer or until nice and toasted. Cool on paper towel then store in an airtight container.