Cube the bread & saute or bake it to make these to garnish soup or salad
In French cooking 'crote' is not only a noun but also has a verb 
form which... [DOC] [TLE] Cooking Terms - Good Cooking [PAR] Clear soup made from slow simmering lean meat, bones and seasonings and ... 
Standard method is to first dip in salted flour, then beaten egg and then bread 
crumbs.