I have a wonderful little recipe for you today, my friends.
Soft Bread Bowls…
simply perfect for serving tasty soup in.
Tasty soups is what we like to eat this time of year,
isn’t it?
Go ahead and nod your head.
I know we agree…
Soup season is upon us.
Happy days are here again.
Soft Bread Bowls
Time: about 60 minutes
Yield: 6 bowls
Recipe adapted from Taste Of Home
2 T sugar
1 1/2 t salt
4 C flour
1/2 C warm water
1 C milk
2 T butter
1 T yeast (I use active dry)
1 egg, beaten
1. Place 2 C flour into the bottom of your stand mixer. Add the sugar
and the salt. Stir it around a bit to combine.
2. Pour your milk and water into one measuring cup. Heat it in the microwave for 1 minute, or until bubbly and hot.
3. Carefully put the butter into the hot liquid and let it melt just a bit.
4. Pour the buttery milk into your mixer.
Turn the mixer on to low and let it mix for just 30 seconds or so.
5. Add the yeast.
and the remaining 2 cups of flour.
6. Mix the dough for 5 minutes.
7. Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray and set the dough out on to it.
8. Using a sharp knife cut the dough into 6 equal parts. (No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. There are 7 pieces of dough in the picture above. Because there are 7 people in my family…and no one likes to be left without a bread bowl.
9. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes, then shape each piece into a ball. Whisk your egg up in a small bowl and spread the egg over the tops of each dough ball.
10. Place the pan in a 170 degree oven and let the dough rise until doubled in size. This should take between 15-25 minutes.
11. Turn your oven up to 350 degrees (leave the pan in the oven while the temperature increases) Bake the little bowls for about 15 minutes (depending on how long your oven takes to heat up) or until golden brown.
12. Let the bowls cool for about 10 minutes, then slice the top of each bowl,
Scoop out the middle,
and pour some soup right on in!
Enjoy!
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I can't wait to make these…they look delicious and so easy too
Those look so great! Drooling on my computer keyboard.
Thank you so much Jamie! I have been looking for a good bread bowl recipe and I know yours will be absolutely delicious!! I will be trying this week.
I'm trying these tonight! I have tried MANY of your recipes and my family has loved ALL of them! You make me look like such a good cook! THANKS!
Wow! I always wanted to have a bowl bread recipe! Thank you for sharing and making it look so easy!
You're the best!
What a great recipe, this looks absolutely delicious! I LOVE your blog and so glad to be a new follower! xoxo
You read my mind! Just the other day I was wondering how to make my own bread bowls. We're having clam chowder tomorrow night, and now I know just what to serve them in. Thank you!
Yum…looks good….but I'm going to have to make mine a lot bigger!
These bread bowls look amazing. I don't have a Kitchen Aide.
Could I knead the dough by hand? This might be a silly question, but I get scared when it comes to making bread! Thanks, Jamie! I love, love, love your blog!
I alway have to ask when the recipe doesn't specify, what kind of yeast do you use?
The Rowes,
I would knead the dough for about 5 minutes, then cover it and let it rise for about 30 minutes and you should be good to good. Good Luck!
Banana,
Hello there. I use active dry yeast. If you are using instant you'll want to use just a bit less.
Good luck!
~Jamie
I made the bread bowls tonight. They were a hit. I too have a family of seven so each one came to 4.8 ounces. Next time I make them, I'm going to double the recipe, the bowls were too small for my liking. However, my family didn't seem to care, they just kept refilling the bread bowl. Thanks for making tonight's dinner such a success!
I love your bread recipes, can't wait to try this one.
I'm making this for the first time today…they are in the oven right now. but i have a question. why the egg on top? does it change the taste, color, make it rise better? would it make a difference if i didn't brush the egg on?
Hi Jen,
The egg doesn't make it rise butter, but does add to the texture, color and appearance of the crust. They wouldn't come out with a nice shine on them with out the egg. Hope they turned out well for you!
~Jamie
They were delicious! We all really loved them. But they didn't rise as much as it looks like yours did. I'm NOT a yeast expert…and I live at sea level. I assume that makes a difference. Any suggestions on getting bread to rise better here in Houston?
I made these bread bowls and wrote about it
here. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. It was a big hit with my family, particularly my daughter.
I made these bread bowls a couple of nights ago. They turned out PERFECT! The bowls tasted delicious, but were also very pretty. I LOVE that the dough does not have to rise twice. What a timesaver. The bowls are a little smaller than what you might find at the store, but once I filled mine with soup. I could barely finish one serving. I was stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey. Thanks for the great recipe. This one's a keeper. I really enjoy your blog and check it daily.
Making these bread bowls right now and am a bit worried…the yeast didn't dissolve and my dough has yeast balls in it…is that normal? Why don't you dissolve the yeast in the milk/water mixture first?? I am going to try and bake these yeast ones and we will see I guess! Maybe it's a faster way to have them rise??? We'll see!
Making these AGAIN for tonight. LOVE them! Thanks for the super recipe!!!!!
My daughter made these for my birthday dinner. They were soooooo good! And they made the homemade soup and salad sooo much fancier! Super fun idea.
Thank you for this recipe. IT WAS SO EASY!!! will be maiking this again, this fall.
First time visitor and have already pinned numerous recipes! Everything looks delicious, and you are so entertaining! Keep up the good work!
Carly,
Welcome to you. Hope you enjoy the recipes.
~Jamie
What does the big T stand for? tablespoon?
Hey Jamie! silly question, but is it possible to mamke larger bowls, with this recipe? and, any suggestions on what to do with the “middle” part of the bread?
Your recipes are AMAZING!! thank you
Eloise,
Yes, you can make the bowls bigger. Just reduce the temperature a bit and then let them cook longer. We always use the inside of the bowls to dip in the soup and enjoy.
Good luck!
~Jamie
Just took these out of the oven… They look really good, and the inside is very soft:) But i only divided this dough into 4 balls, in order to make giant bowls, and they didnt seem to rise as big as yours(even using the exact measurements you did)
i even baked them for almost half an hour in order for them to brown… Ill have to try again within the next couple weeks, maybe because i kneaded the dough instead of mixing it?? should i have let it rise twice?
I made these tonight and they were AWESOME!! Sooooo easy too!! My husband and kids loved them too. Have you ever frozen them before? I am wondering if you can make a bunch and freeze them?
Hi Amy,
So glad the bread bowls worked out for you. Yes, they freeze quite well. Just be sure they are in a freezer safe bag (like ziploc). Good luck!
~Jamie
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