Homemade Croutons

These are amazing--I could eat them all day. Here is what I did:

I took a bunch of the ends from the sourdough, so it was probably almost half a loaf. Then, I cut them into bread shapes and on one side I put garlic butter made with fresh garlic. On the other side, I brushed on the following olive oil mixture:

2 T. olive oil

1 tsp. dry parsley

1/4 tsp. salt

few shakes of crushed red pepper

quite a few grinds from the Italian grinder

1/2 tsp. oregano

scant 1/2 tsp. onion powder

generous 1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Then, I cut the bread into chunks the size of croutons, put them in a bowl and kind of mix them up a bit to get everything coated. You put them on a baking sheet, and I sprinkled kosher salt over them and did a bunch from the Italian grinder. I baked mine at 375 for 15 minutes and then at 400 for 5 minutes, and you stir every 5 minutes. They were fantastic! Cool them completely so they don't warm up the salad.