Italian Bread Bowls
Italian Bread Bowls

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, italian bread bowls. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Italian Bread Bowls is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Italian Bread Bowls is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

These cute little bread bowls are a great way to serve soup in the wintertime. I usually serve a hearty potato soup Nutritional Information. The perfect accompaniment to a hot creamy soup is a homemade Italian Bread Bowl.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook italian bread bowls using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Bread Bowls:
  1. Make ready Ingredients
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp Active Dry Yeast (use 1 tbsp instant yeast)
  3. Take 2 1/2 cup Warm Water
  4. Get 2 tbsp White Sugar
  5. Get 2 tsp salt
  6. Make ready 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  7. Take 6 cup Flour (you can also use 1/2 whole wheat 1/2 all purpose flour)
  8. Get Egg Wash
  9. Make ready 1 Egg
  10. Get 1 tbsp water
  11. Take Spices (optional)
  12. Make ready 2 tsp garlic powder
  13. Prepare 2 tsp Italian Spice
  14. Get 2 tsp Cracked Pepper

Ditch the store bought bread bowls and make your own at home! As I mentioned, this Italian Bread Bowl can be used for soups, salads or dips. But around here the way this usually gets eaten is.as a an Italian Bread. It is absolutely delicious as is, with butter of coarse!

Instructions to make Italian Bread Bowls:
  1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add salt, oil, any spices and 4 cups flour to the yeast mixture; beat well. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Beat well with an electric mixer at medium speed after each addition.
  3. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes.
  4. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil.
  5. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
  6. Punch dough down, and divide into 8 equal portions. Shape each portion into a 4 inch round loaf. Place loafs on lightly greased baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal.
  7. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 40 minutes.
  8. Preheat oven to 400°F. Take a very sharp knife and cut two 1 inch slits in the center of each loaf. In a small bowl, beat together 1 egg and 1 tbsp water. Lightly brush the loaves with half of the egg wash.
  9. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Brush with remaining egg wash and bake 10 - 15 more minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks
  10. To make bowls cut a 1/2 inch thick slice from the top of each loaf and scoop out the centers (leaving 3/4 inch thick shells. Fill with hot soup and serve immediately.

Italian Bread Bowls are a fantastic way to serve soups, stews,chili, and even dips. You can make them extra large or very small as a soup appetizer. You eat the bowl so no dishes to wash! This wonderful recipe for Italian Bread Bowls comes from Melanie at Mel's Kitchen Cafe. Well, I didn't have time for that so I made the second recipe she posted for Italian Bread Bowls.

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