Best Homemade Bread Bowls Recipes

HOMEMADE BREAD BOWLS

Steps:

• Using a Bosch or Kitchen Aid mixer, put yeast, sugar, salt, hot water, and olive oil in the mixer.
• Gradually add the flour until the dough has sufficiently scraped everything off the sides of the mixing bowl. Continue to mix on low for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove and cover with plastic wrap - let the dough rise until doubles in size (about 30 minutes).
• Grease 2 cookie sheets and sprinkle with corn meal.
• Punch down the dough and make tennis ball-size dough balls (about 8-12, depending on how large you want your bread bowls).
• Place on cookie sheet with no more than 6 to a cookie sheet (don't let them touch). Let them rise for another 30 minutes.
• Bake each cookie sheet at 400 for 18 minutes.

BREAD MACHINE CRUSTY HOMEMADE BREAD BOWLS

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except egg yolk and 1 tablespoon water in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use delay cycle.
• Remove dough from pan, using lightly floured hands. Cover and let rest 10 minutes on lightly floured surface.
• Grease outsides of six 10-ounce custard cups. Place cups upside down on ungreased cookie sheet. Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll or pat each piece into 7-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Shape dough circles over outsides of cups. Cover and let rise in warm place 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly puffy.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix egg yolk and 1 tablespoon water; brush gently over bread bowls. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully lift bread bowls from custard cups--bread and cups will be hot. Cool bread bowls upright on wire rack.

HOMEMADE BREAD BOWLS FOR CHILI MADE IN BREAD MAKER

Steps:

• 1. Place the ingredients in the order listed into the bread machine and run the dough cycle. When finished, lightly knead the dough on a clean and floured surface. Divide the dough into 6 equal parts and form into the shape of a ball. Lightly sprinkle cornmeal onto a baking sheet and place balls of dough on top and allow to rise. Let rise for about 30 minutes in a warm place. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or golden brown. Let cool slightly before cutting the tops out with a bread knife or scoup part of the inside out.
• 2. For other seasonings, replace chili powder with other spices. Depending on what you are substituting, I would go shy rather than overboard with the spice. I have used italian seasonings 1 tsp each of oregano and basil and it has not been too strong. For plain bread bowls, do not use seasoning.

HOMEMADE BREAD BOWLS

Steps:

• 1. Place the warm water in a large bowl, add the sugar, and stir to combine. Add the yeast to the water, and let stand until foamy, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• 2. Chef's Note: This step, called "proofing" the yeast is essential to the process, because it tells you that the yeast is active. If it does not get foamy, throw it away, and get some newer yeast. Chef's Tip: Keep your yeast is a cool, dry place. To extend it's life, I place my in the freezer.
• 3. Fit your electric mixer with a the paddle attachment. In the mixer bowl, add salt, oil and 4 cups flour to the yeast mixture; and mix until throughly combined. Chef's Note: This recipe does not require the use of an electric-stand mixer. It can be done by hand.
• 4. Remove the paddle attachment, and replace with a dough hook. Add in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition, about 45 seconds on medium speed, or 2 minutes by hand.
• 5. When the dough has pulled together (if you are using an electric-stand mixer, it will begin climbing up the hook), turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes.
• 6. Chef's Note: Keading the dough is the fun part, you get to take out all your frustrations on the dough. Depending on the humidity, and even the state of the flour that you are using, you might need to add more flour as you knead. If the dough is still a bit sticky, reach into your flour bag and sprinkle a bit of flour over the wet dough, and continue to knead. Stop adding flour when the dough is elastic enough that you can pull and stretch a small bit, and it doesn't fall apart.
• 7. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
• 8. Remove the expanded dough from the bowl, punch it down (another great way to take out your frustrations), and divide into eight equal portions.
• 9. Shape each of the portions into a round bowl shape of about 4 inches, and then place on two parchment-lined baking sheets.
• 10. Cover and place in a area that is free of drafts, and let rise until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
• 11. Place two racks in the bottom and middle positions and preheat oven to 400f (205c).
• 12. Beat the egg white with a tablespoon of water, and lightly brush the tops of the bread bowls with half of the mixture. Chef's Note: The new silicone brushes that you can get at stores like Williams-Sonoma, are perfect for this.
• 13. Bake for 15 minutes, and then brush on the remaining egg white. Chef's Note: When returning to the oven turn the baking sheets reverse them front-to-back, top-to-bottom.
• 14. Bake for an additional 15 to 18 minutes, or until the bread bowls are a golden brown. Remove from the oven, and then allow to cool on wire racks.
• 15. To make the bread bowl, cut about a 1/2-inch slice from the top of each bowl, and then using your hands, scoop out the centers, making sure not to get too close to the outside shell. Leave the shell about 3/4-inch thick.
• 16. Fill with hot soup, or use them to serve dips, or whatever you choose to fill them with.

HOMEMADE BREAD BOWLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, shortening, sugar, eggs, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into eight pieces; shape each into a ball. Grease two baking sheets and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place four balls 3 in. apart on each prepared pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. , For bread bowls, cut a thin slice off the top of bread. Hollow out bottom half, leaving a 1/4-in. shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). Fill with chili, chowder or stew.

CRUSTY HOMEMADE BREAD BOWLS

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except egg yolk and 1 tablespoon water in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use delay cycles.Remove dough from pan, using lightly floured hands. Cover and let rest 10 minutes on lightly floured surface.Grease outsides of six 10-ounce custard buns. Place cups upside down on ungreased cookie sheet. Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll or pat each piece into 7-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Shape dough circles over outsides of cups. Cover and let rise in warm place 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly puffy.Heat oven to 375°. Mix egg yolk and 1 tablespoon water brush gently over bread bowls. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully lift bread bowls from custard cups - bread and cups will be hot. Cool bread bowls upright on wire rack.1 bread bowl: 204 calories (20 calories from fat) 2g fat (0g saturated) 35mg cholesterol 360mg sodium 50g carbohydrate (2g dietary fiber) 7g protein.Success TipWhen placing the dough circle over the cup, don't let the dough curl under the edge of the cup. It will bake onto the edge of the cup and be difficult to remove. If some of the dough should bake onto the edge, use the point of a paring knife to carefully separate it from the cup.Try ThisThese bread bowls are not only fun to use, but are also great to eat. Fill the bowl with a crisp green salad and serve as a side dish. Or fill it with a thick, chunky stew or your favorite main-dish salad.From "Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook, The Goodness of Homemade Bread the Easy Way." Text Copyright 1999 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.