Garlic Brown Butter Croutons

From the kitchen of Carly

Nutty brown butter infuses torn bread with deep garlic flavor, then the oven turns everything golden and crisp. These croutons shatter between your teeth, delivering toasted bread, caramelized garlic, and butter in every bite. Make ahead and keep for a week.

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Servings
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Difficulty
medium

Ingredients

4 servings

  • 16 oz. country-style bread, torn into 1" irregular pieces (about 4 cups)
  • 110 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 14 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1Kosher salt
  • 1freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place bread in a large bowl. Cook garlic and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, swirling often, until foaming subsides, butter turns golden brown, and garlic is fragrant, 6, 8 minutes. Drizzle garlic butter over bread and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper.

  2. Spread out bread mixture on a small rimmed baking sheet. Bake croutons until deep golden brown and crisp, 20, 25 minutes. Let cool, then pluck out and discard garlic cloves.

  3. Do Ahead: Croutons can be made 1 week ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.