This bread bowl ticks off another item on my bucket list or should I say bread list. I have been meaning to make a bread bowl but somehow never got to it. Like we know, Bake-a-thon is made just to correct such situations. The best part of it was I got the daughter to have soup very easily because she was excited to eat from an edible bowl. That is surely another item on the bucket list – get the daughter to eat happily by herself. So yay!
Why I like this bread?
It is an easy bread to bake and makes for a wonderful addition to impress guests at a dinner. Like I said before, it makes it so easy to get kids to have their soup or anything else you want to put in it. You can also just have this like regular bread buns with any dish of your choice.
Other similar breads are Bread basket, Bread rolls, Burger buns and Pizza cups
Recipe adapted from here
Makes 5 small or 3 large bread bowls
WHAT WE NEED
460 gms All purpose flour
1 tbsp Vital gluten
1 tbsp Instant yeast
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cups Lukewarm water
WHAT TO DO
- Add the flour, gluten, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl
- Pour water and mix together to form a sticky dough
- Knead for 6-8 minutes to a soft dough
- Cover and set aside to let it double, around 1 hour
- Transfer the dough to a flour-ed surface
- Divide it into 5 parts
- Shape each dough part into a ball and place it on a greased baking tray
- Cover and let them double, around 30 minutes
- Preheat the oven to 250C
- Slash the top of the bread in the shape of a cross
- Bake for 3 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 220C and bake for 20 minutes or till the breads are golden brown
- Cool for 30-45 minutes
- Cut out the top of the bread and scoop out the inside
- To pour soup or other liquid leave a thick bottom layer to hold it in
- Pour the soup or any other filling of your choice
- Enjoy!
NOTES
- If you do not have gluten you can omit it or you can use bread flour instead of all purpose flour and gluten
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Oh my goodness that looks sinful Sowmya, what a fantastic bowl!..I would love to have soup in this too..pls make for me as well..:)
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wow sowmya, bread bowl looks fab ! I can understand the excitement of the lil one, i m myself excited to see that cute bowl holding the soup!! This is in my to-do lsit for long time now, seeing all the bread posts this bake-a-thon, i might as well bake some bread!!! wonderful share!
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Wow bread bowl looks georgous and lovely colour. I am drooling over the pic. Thank for sharing.
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Really a great job, 👌
I can understand the feeling of satisfaction you must have got after successful attempt.
So vital gluten can be omitted, right..
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Thank you so much. Yes gluten can be omitted and you can bake this bread with all purpose flour alone 👍
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Thanks for the quick reply.☺️
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Wow, bread bowl looks absolutely stunning, even my kids will go crazy if they see this sort of edible bowls. Feel like baking some breads like this.
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That bread bowl looks exactly like the ones from the restaurants. I love to slurp on the soup and eat then eat the soggy bread — pure heaven 🙂
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Isn’t this like an eat-it-all? The bread looks so crusty and perfect… even the soup inside is making me drool…
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We had this recently at a restaurant and the kids loved it ! Love d deep orange of the soup too ! Great share, Sowmya
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Indeed a bold and lovely share.. Loved this idea.. Perfect for a cold winter day!!
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This is so tempting I often serve tomato soup or roasted bell pepper soup in small bread bowls.. My kids love it!! your’s is so perfectly baked… loved you crusty bread bowls!!
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Kids love something fancy and yeah, this one is perfect. I have seen some edible bread bowls but never tried them. Looking at this beautiful bowl, I am tempted.
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I am too always fascinated by this soup bread bowl but just did not make it till now. Your bread bowl looks super tempting to try. Yum share.
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Beautiful bread bowl ! These bowls are such a rage here , every wedding that we attend serve these bowls . One bowl and you are done ! Glad the little girl enjoyed it , happy you don’t have to feed her !
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This is in my to do list,so long.Yours turned out so good.
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Sounds interesting!! Looks like a bake and serve ware!
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I always love to order soup in bread bowls in restaurants but I am yet to try to make it myself. Yours came out perfect!
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Your bread bowl looks really good. This is on my baking bucket list too. 🙂
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wow!!!I am not even scrolling down to see the recipe. Eyes are fixed on the bread bowl. Amazing bake
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Wow! Awesome one. I love the pics n of course the recipe. Is vital gluten necessary.
Before I forget I love the kiddo she knows how to motivate her mother.
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The gluten is not necessary Archana. You can try it with just all purpose flour
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