Classic salty croutons are suitable not only for lovers of live foam; children love to crunch them with pleasure. If you, as a caring parent, are worried that you cannot expect from store-bought crackers High Quality, try this recipe and win little hearts with your dish.

You will need:

• White bread - 500 g
• Vegetable or olive oil- 6-7 tablespoons
• Salt, spices - to taste

Preparation

Cut the bread into cubes or slices about 1cm by 1cm. Fry them over low heat with the addition of vegetable or olive oil, as you like. As soon as a golden crust appears, the croutons are ready. Sprinkle them with a spice mixture or plain fine salt, depending on your preference. The dish is ready to serve!

IMPORTANT: Try not to overdo it with cooking oil. Not everyone loves fatty croutons, no matter how tasty they are. If the hand still trembles, and the oil in the pan is more than the required volume, the snack can be spread out on napkins that will absorb the excess fat. This will not affect the taste of the dish in any way, and the appetizer will be saved.

Bar-like garlic garlic recipe

To fresh beer garlic croutons come in handy, especially since this is a common snack in many establishments Catering... The recipe is only slightly different from the previous one.

You will need:

• Stale bread (white) - 500 g
• Garlic - 2-4 cloves
• Vegetable or olive oil - 30 ml
• Salt to taste

Preparation

Cut the bread into 1cm thick slices or cubes. Fry the croutons over low heat with the addition of vegetable oil until golden brown. Peel, crush or grate the garlic. Add salt and vegetable oil to the resulting gruel. Mix well. Grate prepared croutons with the resulting sauce and serve.

Video recipe

This video illustrates the process of making garlic croutons:

Classic croutons with egg

This pretty hearty snack made from a loaf or French baguette, as a last resort, you can take white bread, but the croutons will not be so tender.

1. The loaf is cut into portions and fried on both sides in a small amount of vegetable oil. To reduce the fat content, you can fry one side or dry the slices in a toaster.
2. Rub the underside with a clove of garlic.
3. Spread the top with mayonnaise and sprinkle with chopped hard-boiled egg.

If desired, you can pepper them, sprinkle with finely chopped green onions.

Welsh croutons

The implementation of the recipe will take a little longer than the previous ones, but the result will amaze with its taste. For cooking you need:

• Baton - 1/2 pc.
• Butter - 50 gr.
• Beer - 100 ml.
• Dry mustard - 1 teaspoon.
• Salt, ground black and allspice to taste.
• Sugar - ¼ teaspoon.
• Pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.
• "Cheddar" - 300 gr.

Melt butter over low heat and add coarsely grated cheese to it. It is introduced little by little and, stirring, the homogeneity of the mass is achieved. After that, beer is carefully poured into the mixture, spices, sugar and salt are added. Remove from heat and add raw egg yolks. Rub thoroughly.

Fried hot bread on one side is spread with the resulting mass and sent to the oven until a light brown crust is obtained, decorated with puff cucumbers and served hot.

From black bread

If you have acquaintances or friends who are not indifferent to savory dishes, then they will appreciate the black bread croutons.

You will need:

• Bread (rye or Borodinsky) - 200 g
• Milk - 1 tablespoon
• Butter or margarine - 2 tablespoons
• Salt, spices - to taste

Preparation

Cut the bread without crust into slices or cubes. Soak them in milk with added salt or spices. Add butter or margarine to a preheated pan and fry the croutons over low heat until golden brown. Serve the dish warm, if you wish, you can cook it separately garlic Sause.

How to make garlic sauce

The peculiarity of garlic sauce is that it is suitable not only for croutons. In cafes and restaurants, this sauce is offered to the main meat and fish dishes as garlic goes well with a well-done steak or tender fish fillets... As good as for main courses, garlic sauce is good for side dishes. And making such a sauce is not at all difficult.

You will need:

• Sour cream - 30 g
• Mayonnaise - 30 g
• Garlic (optional) - 1-2 cloves;
• Dill and salt to taste.

Preparation

Combine the crushed garlic with sour cream and mayonnaise. Add herbs and salt to the resulting sauce. The sauce recipe can be varied with various herbs and spices. The gramme of sour cream and mayonnaise can be increased if desired. The sauce will be even tastier if you make mayonnaise yourself, and take homemade sour cream.

Video recipe for making garlic sauce:

FOR REFERENCE: In all the recipes above, it is not necessary to fry the pieces of bread in vegetable oil... They can be dried in a skillet or on a baking sheet in the oven. This will prevent them from getting too oily.

The main thing is to add salt and spices before going to the oven. Garlic toasts can be grated both before and after cooking. Often, such a snack is made from stale or stale bread. The only condition in such a case is the absence of mold. Many housewives will agree that from stale bread croutons are more convenient to make. Fresh bread is too soft, but stale bread is cut better.

Creamy croutons

Rye bread cut into portioned triangles and dry in any convenient way. Then, while hot, grease each bite on both sides. butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper, you can add other seasonings to taste. Put the croutons on a dish and grind with herbs.

Fish croutons

To prepare them you will need:

• baguette or loaf.
• Fillet of herring or any salted fish - 300 gr.
• Boiled medium-sized carrots - 2 pcs.
• Hard boiled egg - 2 pcs.
• Butter - 50 gr.
• Green onions - 2-3 "feathers".

Fish fillets and carrots need to be scrolled in a meat grinder, add finely chopped eggs to them and mix it with soft butter before homogeneous mass... Fry the pieces of baguette or dry them in the oven, spread herring oil on one side, sprinkle with herbs.

Salmon croutons

These croutons are made from white bread or a loaf, but in order to diversify the appetizer, you can also buy or cook it yourself puff pastry, it turns out gently and unusual.

1. The bread is fried until golden crisp.
2. Smoked salmon (150-200 gr.) Is cut into small pieces, about the size of a fingernail, an equal amount of Ricotta cheese or any other curd variety is added to it, everything is mixed until smooth.
3. The resulting mass is laid out on croutons.

Top them can be decorated with thin circles. fresh cucumber, it adds freshness to the snack.

Also, do not forget about great snack for beer - !

Homemade croutons with cheese

If ordinary croutons seasoned with just salt and garlic seem too simple to you, we offer a variant of this dish with cheese.

You will need:

• Bread - 7 slices
• Garlic - 7 heads
• Cheese - 100 g
• Salt to taste

Preparation

Rub each piece of bread with garlic and salt. Remove the garlic before frying, otherwise it can burn and spoil the whole taste of the dish. Place the croutons between each other so that they are evenly saturated with the garlic juice. You can leave them on for a couple of minutes, shift them over and leave them again. While the oven is heating up, cut the bread slices into arbitrary slices or cubes. Place them on a baking sheet and cook until crusty. At the end, sprinkle with grated cheese and serve.

IMPORTANT: Do not overdo the croutons in the oven, otherwise they will turn into crackers! The middle of the toast should be crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.

From beer bread

The secret of the taste of these toasted croutons is not in the technology of making the croutons themselves, but in the bread. Such a one can hardly be bought ready-made, but for those who like to experiment with the dough, the process and the result will undoubtedly bring pleasure. The recipe is for 12 servings.

• 1.5 cups whole wheat flour.
• 1.5 cups of premium flour.
• Baking powder for dough - 15 gr. or soda slaked with vinegar.
• Salt - 1 teaspoon.
• Sugar - 3 tablespoons.
• Dark beer - 350 ml.
• Baking dish rectangular 10 * 20cm.

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Pour in beer. If soda is used, add it after the beer, after extinguishing it. Knead thoroughly. Grease the mold with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put the dough into it and place in the preheated (180 ° C) oven.

The approximate baking time is 60 minutes. It is best to check the readiness with a toothpick or knitting needle, sticking it into the center of the loaf, when there is no dough left on the pulled needle, you can remove it. Cut the cooled bread into pieces and dry, grease each slice with butter, sprinkle with caraway seeds if desired.

Lithuanian recipe

The main "feature" of this snack is bread. Ideally, if you can find a Lithuanian cornmeal, if not, you need to choose a loaf with a dense texture, with a heavy dough and small holes.

• The crusts are cut off only the soft part is used. It is cut into strips 1cm thick. and 3-5 cm long. They are fried in a frying pan slightly greased with olive (sunflower) oil until a crust appears on all sides. It is important that the inside of the dough does not dry out, but remains soft.
• Hard cheese is grated on a medium coarse grater, mixed with mayonnaise and crushed garlic. The amount of mayonnaise is taken so that the mixture does not "float", but retains a dense consistency.
• When the croutons have acquired the desired condition, increase the heat under the pan and add a spicy mixture to the bread. You do not need to cover with a lid, otherwise the crackers will get wet from condensation.
• Stir thoroughly so that all the croutons are covered with a layer of melted cheese.

The appetizer is served hot. If desired, you can supplement it with any spices or herbs.

Croutons have long been considered one of the best snacks for beer. They are delicious, natural, easy to prepare, and inexpensive. If you still do not know how to properly prepare toast for beer at home, then I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the proposed recipes. We'll look at options with flavors of garlic, cheese, and simply salty.

To do delicious croutons It is better to take whole bread with beer, and not chopped, since the store cuts are too thin. Stale bread is also suitable, as long as there is no mold on it. The optimum thickness of the slices is 0.5-1 cm. Thicker slices take a very long time to fry and are inconvenient to eat, while thinner ones burn, losing their taste.

Salted croutons recipe

A good option for those who prefer a neutral beer snack that does not interfere with enjoying their favorite drink. We add only salt. Milk makes croutons softer without changing the taste.

Ingredients:

• bread (white or black) - 200 grams;
• milk - 1 tablespoon;
• butter (margarine) - 2 tablespoons;
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. Cut the bread into slices.

2. Moisten the slices with milk and salt.

3. Heat a frying pan, add butter (margarine).

4. Fry the slices until crisp.

5. Serve warm.

Simple salty croutons

Garlic sauce for croutons

A universal item that fits all toast recipes. If there are people in the company who do not like unflavored croutons, then this sauce can be made for them. If desired, you can add any seasonings and spices to the composition.

Ingredients:

• sour cream - 30 grams;
• mayonnaise - 30 grams;
• garlic (optional) - 1-2 cloves;
• dill and salt to taste.

Preparation: Squeeze the garlic, mix all the ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Garlic Sause

Garlic toasts for beer

Garlic croutons have become classics of beer snacks, they are served in almost every bar, but they are no less tasty at home.

• bread (white or rye) - 500 grams;
• garlic - 2 heads;
• vegetable oil - 7 tablespoons;
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. Cut the bread into slices.

2. Preheat a frying pan on the stove, pour in 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

3. Fry the slices on both sides over medium heat until golden brown. On average, each piece takes 3-4 minutes.

4. Peel the garlic, pass it through the garlic press, mix with salt and 4 remaining tablespoons of vegetable oil.

5. Spread garlic on warm croutons and serve. Top them can be decorated with finely chopped greens.

Garlic croutons

Croutons with cheese

Taste processed cheese goes well with beer, this crouton recipe is liked by many gourmets. We'll use an oven instead of a frying pan.

• bread - 7 slices;
• garlic - 7 heads;
• cheese - 100 grams;
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. For each slice of bread, squeeze a head of garlic and salt. Garlic is needed here only for impregnation, we will remove it before frying.

2. Put all the wedges into one large sandwich to absorb the garlic juice better.

3. Leave on for 5 minutes. Then swap the pieces in the pyramid, it is very important to do this for the first and last lobules, which are soaked the worst. Leave on for another 5 minutes.

4. Preheat oven to 180-200 ° C.

5. Shake off any remaining garlic and salt from the slices.

6. Cut off the top crust, and cut the slices themselves into pieces of the desired length, for example, divide them into three even parts, and place on a baking sheet.

7. Place the croutons in the oven. The approximate cooking time is 8-10 minutes. After 3-4 minutes, I recommend turning the slices over to the other side, so they fried better. We need to get a crispy crust, but inside the bread pulp should not dry out completely, otherwise you will not get croutons, but crackers.

8. Grate the cheese and sprinkle on the hot croutons.

9. If the cheese has not melted well, then the croutons with cheese can be placed in the oven for 1-2 minutes.

Cheese croutons

It is even easier to prepare toasts for beer in the microwave, you will spend 5-6 minutes on this, the whole process is described in the video.

Bread croutons are a simple and versatile dish for many occasions. There are a huge number of variations and recipes for this dish. Croutons for beer - classic appetizer served in bars and pubs. Quick snacks can be easily prepared at home. Their preparation does not require expensive products and a significant investment of time.

Selection and preparation of products

For such a snack, it is better to take a slightly stale bread. Of course, it must be free of mold and other signs of unsuitable food. Fresh can crumble a lot when sliced.

The slices or pieces should be about a centimeter thick so our slices will cook well and will not burn.

For their preparation, you can use both white and black breads. It is preferable to prepare a snack with beer from black bread. White loaf is more suitable for sweet croutons for breakfast.

The crust is preliminarily cut off from black bread, since during cooking it will turn into a crust.

Salt recipe

The easiest beer snack recipe for those who want to enjoy the taste of their favorite drink and not clog it with spices.

Ingredients:

• 4–5 slices of rye bread;
• 2 tablespoons of milk;
• salt to taste;
• 50–70 grams of butter.

How to cook.

1. Cut the bread into cubes.

2. Moisten them lightly in milk. It will give the finished croutons softness. Lightly add salt.

3. Fry in a pan in melted butter until golden brown.

Borodino recipe

Rye Borodino spicy croutons are made from the bread of the same name. Suitable for fans of savory types of snacks.

Ingredients:

• 4–5 slices of rye bread;
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• red pepper and others hot spices taste;
• 1 egg;
• butter for frying.

Step by step recipe.

1. Beat the egg well with a whisk, add tomato paste and seasonings.

2. Received egg mixture grease pieces of bread.

3. Fry in hot oil in a frying pan.

Garlic recipe

Ingredients:

• 200-300 grams of bread;
• 4-5 cloves of garlic;
• sunflower oil for frying;
• 70 grams of butter;
• salt to taste;
• greens.

Cooking.

1. Fry the cut slices in a skillet in sunflower oil until golden brown.

2. Peel the garlic and pass through a press. Mix with salt and butter.

3. Spread the garlic mixture on the warm croutons.

Garlic croutons can be sprinkled with finely chopped herbs.

Cheese recipe

Garlic croutons baked with cheese are already considered a gourmet snack. The cheese goes well with the flavor of frothy beer.

Ingredients:

• 5-6 slices of bread;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• 80 grams of hard cheese;
• salt.

Step by step recipe.

1. Cut the rye bread into slices.

2. Coat them with garlic passed through a press, sprinkle with salt. Place the slices on top of each other in the form of a sandwich and leave to soak for 10-15 minutes.

3. After the time has elapsed, remove the remaining garlic and salt. Cut into portions and place on a baking sheet.

4. Dry in the oven at 180 degrees for 10-12 minutes until crisp. It is important that the croutons remain soft inside. To do this, during the cooking process, you need to turn the bread slices over several times.

5. Sprinkle warm croutons with grated cheese. Bake for another 1-2 minutes.

In the microwave, a snack with cheese according to this recipe can be made in 2-3 minutes.

Sauce recipe

Delicious and spicy black bread croutons can be added with any sauce. The most unpretentious options are sour cream, mayonnaise, any kind of ketchup. We recommend trying the garlic sauce.

Ingredients:

• 50 grams of sour cream;
• 50 grams of mayonnaise;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• greens;
• salt.

How to cook.

1. Mix sour cream and mayonnaise.

2. Add chopped garlic, finely chopped herbs and salt to the mixture. To stir thoroughly.

3. Place in the refrigerator. After 30 minutes, the crouton sauce is ready.

If there are people with different tastes in the company, make several types of snacks. It will take a little time to prepare croutons, but at the same time all guests will be happy.

The easiest, fastest and most practical Sunday breakfast is croutons. And it prepares quickly and satisfying, and if you also make sauces for it, in which these croutons can be dipped, it will turn out to be generally wonderful. It remains only to choose a recipe according to which to cook the most best sauce to the croutons, and you can enjoy yourself from the heart.

There are many sauces for them, the simplest is ordinary mayonnaise or ketchup, but these are very boring sauces, and for Sunday breakfast you want to treat yourself to something special. For example, a sauce for garlic croutons.

Garlic sauce for rye croutons is best for lunch, especially if cooked pea soup... Here they will be indispensable.

Rui

You can indulge in imagination and cut small pieces from a large piece of bread, lightly fry them in oil. Such ordinary croutons are called very nicely - croutons, served in the most fashionable restaurants. They also have a special sauce, which is called rui in France.

He will certainly be served to fish soups Is their required attribute. The recipe for this sauce has been tested for decades, it can only differ in the amount of seasonings and the degree of pungency.

You will need:

• head of garlic
• 4 large yolks
• 500 ml olive oil
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp ground saffron
• cayenne pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp salt

How to cook

In principle, nothing complicated is needed for preparation, the recipe does not cause difficulties and is somewhat similar to the one used for making mayonnaise.

1. Press the garlic through a press and combine it with salt, saffron and cayenne pepper.
2. Add the resulting mixture to the yolks (not vice versa) and mix well.
3. Add olive oil to the mixture. Stir the sauce constantly.
4. Add the tomato paste and stir again until it is completely homogeneous. The sauce will turn out to be quite thick, with a beautiful yellowish color.

If desired, you can finely chop the herbs and add to the sauce, the recipe allows for such an intervention. Dill, basil, parsley, arugula go well. Croutons are dipped in rui and dipped during meals.

Garlic with cheese

For lunch, prepare a sauce for crispy and toasted garlic croutons. Its base has one recipe, and you can add any ingredients you like to it. So how do you make garlic sauce?

You will need:

• cream - 100 ml
• cheese - 120-150 grams
• garlic - 2-3 cloves
• salt, pepper - to taste
• any greens - to taste

How to cook

The peculiarity of this sauce is that it is prepared in a water bath. This is necessary due to the fact that the cream should never boil, and the cheese should not burn. To get it right water bath, take two pans of different sizes. Pour water into a large one and boil. The sauce will cook in less.

1. Finely grate the cheese
2. Pour the cream into a saucepan and place it in boiling water. They should heat up to 40-45 degrees.
3. Pour the cheese into the cream and stir until it dissolves.
4. Squeeze the garlic into the mixture, season with salt and pepper.
5. Remove the saucepan and let the sauce cool.

It is suitable for any croutons, but it goes especially well with those made from Borodino bread.

Fastest sauce

As an addition to the second lunch dish, there will be croutons. They are always appetizing and toasted, and they make gravy for toasts with beer and kvass, and if instead of hot spices add sugar, then they will be appetizing with milk and tea. You can even make them for your morning coffee. The very same sauce for toasts is prepared no more than 5 minutes. The recipe is very simple.

You will need:

• Milk - 500 ml
• Eggs - 4-5 pieces
• Sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons
• Salt - a pinch

You can add black pepper, garlic, herbs to taste.

Preparation

Put all ingredients in a blender and beat for 1 minute. Dip dried or fried bread slices in the resulting sauce. Ready!

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Classic salty croutons are suitable not only for lovers of live foam; children love to crunch them with pleasure. If you, as a caring parent, are worried that you can't expect high quality from store-bought crackers, try this recipe and win little hearts with your dish.

You will need:

• White bread - 500 g
• Vegetable or olive oil - 6-7 tablespoons
• Salt, spices - to taste

Preparation

Cut the bread into cubes or slices about 1cm by 1cm. Fry them over low heat with the addition of vegetable or olive oil, as you like. As soon as a golden crust appears, the croutons are ready. Sprinkle them with a spice mixture or regular fine salt, depending on your preference. The dish is ready to serve!

IMPORTANT: Try not to overdo it with cooking oil. Not everyone loves fatty croutons, no matter how tasty they are. If the hand still trembles, and the oil in the pan is more than the required volume, the snack can be spread out on napkins that will absorb the excess fat. This will not affect the taste of the dish in any way, and the appetizer will be saved.

Bar-like garlic garlic recipe

Garlic croutons are perfect for fresh beer, especially since this is a common snack in many catering establishments. The recipe is only slightly different from the previous one.

You will need:

• Stale bread (white) - 500 g
• Garlic - 2-4 cloves
• Vegetable or olive oil - 30 ml
• Salt to taste

Preparation

Cut the bread into 1cm thick slices or cubes. Fry the croutons over low heat with the addition of vegetable oil until golden brown. Peel, crush or grate the garlic. Add salt and vegetable oil to the resulting gruel. Mix well. Grate prepared croutons with the resulting sauce and serve.

Video recipe

This video illustrates the process of making garlic croutons:

Classic croutons with egg

This rather hearty appetizer is made from a loaf or a French baguette, as a last resort, you can use white bread, but the croutons will not be so tender.

1. The loaf is cut into portions and fried on both sides in a small amount of vegetable oil. To reduce the fat content, you can fry one side or dry the slices in a toaster.
2. Rub the underside with a clove of garlic.
3. Spread the top with mayonnaise and sprinkle with chopped hard-boiled egg.

If desired, you can pepper them, sprinkle with finely chopped green onions.

Welsh croutons

The implementation of the recipe will take a little longer than the previous ones, but the result will amaze with its taste. For cooking you need:

• Baton - 1/2 pc.
• Butter - 50 gr.
• Beer - 100 ml.
• Dry mustard - 1 teaspoon.
• Salt, ground black and allspice to taste.
• Sugar - ¼ teaspoon.
• Pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.
• "Cheddar" - 300 gr.

Melt butter over low heat and add coarsely grated cheese to it. It is introduced little by little and, stirring, the homogeneity of the mass is achieved. After that, beer is carefully poured into the mixture, spices, sugar and salt are added. Remove from heat and add raw egg yolks. Rub thoroughly.

Fried hot bread on one side is spread with the resulting mass and sent to the oven until a light brown crust is obtained, decorated with puff cucumbers and served hot.

From black bread

If you have acquaintances or friends who are not indifferent to savory dishes, then they will appreciate the black bread croutons.

You will need:

• Bread (rye or Borodinsky) - 200 g
• Milk - 1 tablespoon
• Butter or margarine - 2 tablespoons
• Salt, spices - to taste

Preparation

Cut the bread without crust into slices or cubes. Soak them in milk with added salt or spices. Add butter or margarine to a preheated pan and fry the croutons over low heat until golden brown. Serve the dish warm, if you wish, you can prepare garlic sauce for them separately.

How to make garlic sauce

The peculiarity of garlic sauce is that it is suitable not only for croutons. In cafes and restaurants, such a sauce is offered to main meat and fish dishes, since garlic goes well with a well-fried steak or tender fish fillet. As good as for main courses, garlic sauce is good for side dishes. And making such a sauce is not at all difficult.

You will need:

• Sour cream - 30 g
• Mayonnaise - 30 g
• Garlic (optional) - 1-2 cloves;
• Dill and salt to taste.

Preparation

Combine the crushed garlic with sour cream and mayonnaise. Add herbs and salt to the resulting sauce. The sauce recipe can be varied with various herbs and spices. The gramme of sour cream and mayonnaise can be increased if desired. The sauce will be even tastier if you make mayonnaise yourself, and take homemade sour cream.

Video recipe for making garlic sauce:

FOR REFERENCE: In all the recipes above, it is not necessary to fry the bread slices in vegetable oil. They can be dried in a skillet or on a baking sheet in the oven. This will prevent them from getting too oily.

The main thing is to add salt and spices before going to the oven. Garlic toasts can be grated both before and after cooking. Often, such a snack is made from stale or stale bread. The only condition in this case is the absence of mold. Many housewives will agree that it is more convenient to make croutons from stale bread. Fresh bread is too soft, but stale bread is cut better.

Creamy croutons

Cut rye bread into portioned triangles and dry in any convenient way. Then, while hot, brush each piece with butter on both sides and sprinkle with salt and pepper, you can add other seasonings to taste. Put the croutons on a dish and grind with herbs.

Fish croutons

To prepare them you will need:

• baguette or loaf.
• Fillet of herring or any salted fish - 300 gr.
• Boiled medium-sized carrots - 2 pcs.
• Hard boiled egg - 2 pcs.
• Butter - 50 gr.
• Green onions - 2-3 "feathers".

Fish fillets and carrots need to be scrolled in a meat grinder, add finely chopped eggs to them and mix it with soft butter until smooth. Fry the pieces of baguette or dry them in the oven, spread herring oil on one side, sprinkle with herbs.

Salmon croutons

These croutons are made from white bread or a loaf, but in order to diversify the appetizer, you can also buy or prepare puff pastry yourself, it turns out tender and unusual.

1. The bread is fried until golden crisp.
2. Smoked salmon (150-200 gr.) Is cut into small pieces, about the size of a fingernail, an equal amount of Ricotta cheese or any other curd variety is added to it, everything is mixed until smooth.
3. The resulting mass is laid out on croutons.

Top them can be decorated with thin circles of fresh cucumber, this adds freshness to the appetizer.

Also, do not forget about an excellent snack for beer - vodka pasties!

Homemade croutons with cheese

If ordinary croutons seasoned with just salt and garlic seem too simple to you, we offer a variant of this dish with cheese.

You will need:

• Bread - 7 slices
• Garlic - 7 heads
• Cheese - 100 g
• Salt to taste

Preparation

Rub each piece of bread with garlic and salt. Remove the garlic before frying, otherwise it can burn and spoil the whole taste of the dish. Place the croutons between each other so that they are evenly saturated with the garlic juice. You can leave them on for a couple of minutes, shift them over and leave them again. While the oven is heating up, cut the bread slices into arbitrary slices or cubes. Place them on a baking sheet and cook until crusty. At the end, sprinkle with grated cheese and serve.

IMPORTANT: Do not overdo the croutons in the oven, otherwise they will turn into crackers! The middle of the toast should be crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.

From beer bread

The secret of the taste of these toasted croutons is not in the technology of making the croutons themselves, but in the bread. Such a one can hardly be bought ready-made, but for those who like to experiment with the dough, the process and the result will undoubtedly bring pleasure. The recipe is for 12 servings.

• 1.5 cups whole wheat flour.
• 1.5 cups of premium flour.
• Baking powder for dough - 15 gr. or soda slaked with vinegar.
• Salt - 1 teaspoon.
• Sugar - 3 tablespoons.
• Dark beer - 350 ml.
• Baking dish rectangular 10 * 20cm.

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Pour in beer. If soda is used, add it after the beer, after extinguishing it. Knead thoroughly. Grease the mold with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put the dough into it and place in the preheated (180 ° C) oven.

The approximate baking time is 60 minutes. It is best to check the readiness with a toothpick or knitting needle, sticking it into the center of the loaf, when there is no dough left on the pulled needle, you can remove it. Cut the cooled bread into pieces and dry, grease each slice with butter, sprinkle with caraway seeds if desired.

Lithuanian recipe

The main "feature" of this snack is bread. Ideally, if you can find a Lithuanian cornmeal, if not, you need to choose a loaf with a dense texture, with a heavy dough and small holes.

• The crusts are cut off only the soft part is used. It is cut into strips 1cm thick. and 3-5 cm long. They are fried in a frying pan slightly greased with olive (sunflower) oil until a crust appears on all sides. It is important that the inside of the dough does not dry out, but remains soft.
• Hard cheese is grated on a medium coarse grater, mixed with mayonnaise and crushed garlic. The amount of mayonnaise is taken so that the mixture does not "float", but retains a dense consistency.
• When the croutons have acquired the desired condition, increase the heat under the pan and add a spicy mixture to the bread. You do not need to cover with a lid, otherwise the crackers will get wet from condensation.
• Stir thoroughly so that all the croutons are covered with a layer of melted cheese.

The appetizer is served hot. If desired, you can supplement it with any spices or herbs.