Croutons are pieces of rye or white bread fried in a pan with or without oil. More complex croutons are prepared with the addition of a variety of ingredients: meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, eggs, sour cream, mayonnaise. There are recipes with sweet additives: fruits, jam, jam, berries. Spicy brown bread croutons can be used as a base for canapes, sandwiches, or added to soup.
Spicy croutons with cheese in a pan
You will need:
- loaf or white bread - 6 slices;
- hard cheese - 100 g;
- sour cream - 5 tbsp. l.;
- ground nutmeg - 1/6 tsp;
- chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
- vegetable oil;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Cooking process step by step
It is better to take yesterday's bread, cut it into neat slices of approximately the same size. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Break the eggs into a deep bowl and add sour cream and spices, whisk everything. Add cheese to the eggs and stir.
Put the skillet on fire and pour in the vegetable oil. Dip the loaf slices in turn in the egg-cheese mixture and fry the croutons until golden brown, this will take about 3 minutes on both sides.
Croutons with carrots in a pan
Such croutons are prepared at home quickly and turn out to be mouth-watering and very satisfying.
You will need:
- 150 g of black or white bread;
- 1 carrot;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 30 g of cheese;
- basil, parsley and dill to taste;
- vegetable oil;
- a mixture of ground peppers and table salt to taste.
Step by step cooking process
Cut the bread across into 1cm slices. Finely grate the peeled carrots and cheese. Beat the eggs with a whisk or mixer, add the grated ingredients, spices and chopped herbs.
Heat some vegetable oil in a skillet. Dip the croutons in the cheese and vegetable mixture and fry on both sides over medium heat until golden brown.
Spicy croutons in a pan for beer
You will need:
- yesterday's bread;
- 4-6 cloves of garlic;
- ground black pepper, salt, oriental spices - to taste;
- 1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil;
- 1/2 tbsp. purified water.
Dice the whole bread, right with the crusts. Pass the peeled garlic through a press and grind it with salt and spices in a mortar. While preparing the dressing, add a little vegetable oil.
Dilute the mixture with water until smooth and pour over the bread slices with this fragrant composition. Gently stir everything in a large bowl and fry in a preheated skillet, placing the croutons in one layer. Each bite is aromatic-crispy on the outside and fragrant-tender on the inside.
Rye bread croutons with egg and onion: a Lithuanian recipe
You will need:
- 200 grams of rye bread;
- 6 eggs;
- 3 tablespoons of butter;
- green onions and salt to taste.
Cut the bread into small slices, fry them on both sides in butter or pork fat. Then break one egg into each slice, salt and fry until the protein curls. At the end of frying, sprinkle the croutons with finely chopped green onions.
Hungarian-style croutons with egg omelet in a frying pan
You will need:
- 200 grams of wheat bread;
- 4 eggs;
- 3 tablespoons butter margarine or butter
- dill or parsley;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Cut the bread into thin slices and fry in a pan in butter until golden brown. Beat the eggs in a bowl, mix with melted butter, season with salt and pepper and pour the mixture over the croutons. Sprinkle chopped dill or parsley on the croutons with omelet before serving.
Italian toast with cheese in a pan: a quick recipe
You will need:
- 200 grams of wheat bread;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable or butter;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of cheese.
Cut the bread into thin slices. Brush one side of the loafs with melted butter or dip in vegetable oil. Sprinkle it with grated cheese and place the other side in the skillet. Fry on one side only until the cheese is melted.
Croutons in a pan with fried onions
You will need:
- 200 grams of rye bread;
- 2 tablespoons of butter or ghee
- 1 medium-sized onion;
- salt to taste.
Cut the bread into small slices. Fry them on both sides in butter or ghee. Next, fry the onions chopped into rings. Place the onion on the croutons and sprinkle with salt.
Garlic croutons in a pan
You will need:
- 200 grams of rye bread;
- 1/2 head of garlic;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- salt to taste.
Cut the bread into slices and fry on both sides in a skillet in vegetable oil. Peel and crush the garlic with salt, brush over the fried croutons with the mixture and serve.
French croutons in a pan
French croutons are sweet and tender. They will make a great quick breakfast for the whole family. The recipe is for 4 servings.
You will need:
- 1 yesterday's loaf;
- 2 eggs;
- 3/4 cup milk
- 150 g icing sugar;
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ghee.
Cut the loaf into thin slices. Grind the cinnamon with powdered sugar until smooth so that not a single lump remains. Whisk this mixture with eggs, pour milk into it and stir.
Dip each slice in the egg and milk mixture for a few seconds, just do not keep the bread in the liquid for a long time so that it does not become limp. Place in a skillet and fry in warmed ghee on both sides.
Serve French croutons with milk for tea or coffee, or you can additionally grease them with condensed milk or pour over with berry syrup.
Eggless croutons in a pan: a vegetarian recipe
You will need:
- 6 slices of sliced loaf;
- 1 bag of black tea;
- 1/3 tsp cinnamon;
- 12 pieces of dried apricots;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar;
- 100 ml apricot jam;
- butter or vegetable oil.
Cooking process in stages
Pour boiling water over the dried apricots, drain the liquid after 15 minutes. Cut the dried fruit into strips. Pour 150 ml of boiling water over a tea bag, leave for 5 minutes to infuse. Grind the cinnamon and sugar into a smooth paste. Throw out the tea bag, pour the sugar and cinnamon into the tea leaves, stir and cool the mixture.
Preheat a frying pan, put oil in it. Dip each slice of loaf into the sweet brew on both sides. Just do it quickly so the bread doesn't fall apart. Place immediately in a skillet and fry the croutons over medium heat on all sides, waiting for a slight blush to appear.
Then cool slightly, brush them with apricot jam to taste and garnish with dried apricot pieces. Serve croutons with a cup of tea or a glass of milk.
Sweet croutons in a pan
You will need:
- loaf - 25 slices;
- milk - 0.5 l;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- sugar - 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
- vanilla sugar - 1 tsp;
- salt - 1/4 teaspoon;
- vegetable oil.
The loaf should be about 1.5 cm thick. This is the ideal size for croutons. Beat the eggs into a bowl, add plain and vanilla sugar, salt, beat until lather. Add milk and stir everything well to dissolve all the sugar.
Dip the loaf slices into the egg and milk mixture for a few seconds. You do not need to overexpose so that the pieces do not fall apart. Place the wet slices on a wide plate to drain off excess milk.
Heat oil in a skillet and sauté croutons over medium heat on both sides until browned. Croutons cook quickly and are best eaten hot, so prepare the tea immediately and serve as you roast.
