Transform your soups, stews, and chowders into a show-stopping meal with these homemade Bread Bowls for the Bread Machine. This easy recipe combines pantry staples like bread flour, warm milk, and active dry yeast to create irresistibly soft and fluffy bread with a sturdy crust, perfect for holding your favorite hearty fillings. Using the bread machine simplifies the process, handling the mixing, kneading, and first rise for you. Once shaped and baked to golden perfection, these bread bowls are hollowed out and ready to be filled with deliciousness. With a prep time of just two hours and a golden crust enhanced by an optional egg wash, these edible bowls are as versatile as they are visually stunning. Ideal for cozy dinners or entertaining, these bread bowls will elevate your next comfort-food feast.
Add the warm water, warm milk, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, bread flour, and active dry yeast to the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
Set the bread machine to the dough cycle and start it. Allow the machine to mix and knead the dough, completing the first rise.
Once the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and place it on a lightly floured surface.
Divide the dough evenly into 6 portions. Shape each portion into a round ball, ensuring they are smooth and tight on the surface.
Place the shaped dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a lightly greased baking sheet. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let them rise for about 30-45 minutes, or until doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Optional: For a golden-brown crust, whisk together the egg and water to make an egg wash. Brush the egg wash lightly over the tops of the dough balls.
Bake the dough balls in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until they are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
Remove the bread bowls from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
To serve, cut a circular top off each bread bowl and carefully hollow out the inside, leaving enough bread around the edges to form a sturdy shell.
Fill the bread bowls with your favorite soup, chowder, or stew and enjoy!
Calories |
3043 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
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| Total Fat | 46.9 g | 60% | |
| Saturated Fat | 10.3 g | 52% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 16.8 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 205 mg | 68% | |
| Sodium | 3736 mg | 162% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 563.1 g | 205% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 20.1 g | 72% | |
| Total Sugars | 39.7 g | ||
| Protein | 99.5 g | 199% | |
| Vitamin D | 3.5 mcg | 17% | |
| Calcium | 438 mg | 34% | |
| Iron | 31.5 mg | 175% | |
| Potassium | 1273 mg | 27% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.