1 cup butter and olive oil combined. Your choice for the amount of each.

1.5 tsp. salt (reduce this next time)

1.5 tsp. pepper

1.5 tsp. garlic powder (increase this to 2)

1.5 tsp. cumin (increase this to 2)

add other seasonings

8 cups diced bread 1" cubes

 

preheat oven to 300° F

melt butter

mix in olive oil and other seasonings

spread bread in a single layer on sheet pans

drizzle on mixture

use your hands to stir the bread cubes around on the cookie sheet to get all of the liquid absorbed and spread evenly

place in oven for 10 minutes

pull them out and check to see how brown the bottoms are. If they are brown, turn croutons over

continue cooking the croutons until they are brown and both sides

at this point I usually will pull them out and lower the oven to 170° F

once the oven has cooled, put the trays of croutons back in and turn off the oven

leave the croutons in for several hours or overnight; leave the oven light on if you have one