Homemade Bread Bowls (or Soup Bowls) are perfect for thick soup or chili. They are crisp from the outside with a soft interior from inside. If you have your own homemade Bread Bowl, it adds to the fun of eating delicious hot soup with your family.
The Bread Bowls can be made with just a handful of ingredients that you can easily find at home. And with Instant Pot, making bread of any kind is so much easier. I have made many pieces of bread using the yogurt function of Instant Pot, and each time I get thrilled by the way they puff.
WHY SOUP BOWLS
Homemade Bread Bowl (or Soup Bowls) makes the soup a dish-less meal. You can just serve the soup in a bread bowl and hence you don't have to wash any dishes. It is also one of my favorite Fall meals - creamy soup in the soup bowl.
Though I made this Soup Bowl for Broccoli Cheddar Soup, I enjoy all the soups with this bread. It is also, I think, the easiest one to make with minimal ingredients.
BREAD BOWL INGREDIENTS
- FLOUR: You can make with any flour but I like making with bread flour. I have also made using whole wheat flour and the bread turned out great.
- SUGAR: Earlier, sugar was added to make yeast more active. Now we use active yeast. But adding sugar is still recommended as it helps in making bread in texture.
- SALT: A little bit is added to balance the flavor and for taste too.
- YEAST: Yeast is added to make bread puff. For making bread, you always need yeast and sometimes I also use yogurt in some recipes.
- WATER: Always use warm water while making the bread. Adding warm water helps in raising the yeast faster as compared to cold water.
- OIL: Oil is added so that nothing sticks at the bottom.
Although I have made Bread Bowl using Instant Pot, you can also make it by putting the bread in a warm place for 1-2 hours and poking it every 15 minutes. It usually takes 1 hour for bread to puff. But if the weather is not warm, then it may take 2 hours too for bread to puff.
HOW TO MAKE SOUP BOWL
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STEP 1 - ACTIVATE YEAST: First, add yeast in warm water and let it rest for 5- 10 minutes. When it's foamy and bubbly, then I add it with rest of the ingredients in a Stand Mixer. And mix all the ingredients together at medium setting until everything is combined and starts to form like a dough.
STEP 2 - PROOF THE DOUGH: Then add oil in the inner pot of Instant pot, spread the oil all around. Add dough in the pot and using the Yogurt setting, leave it for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes the dough should be doubled in size.
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STEP 3 - SHAPE THE DOUGH: Once the dough is proofed, the shape the dough in balls of equal sizes. Let them rest for 15-30 minutes.
STEP 4 - BAKE: After 30 minutes, dough balls will be bigger in size. Then bake them at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
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STEP 5 - SERVE: Using knife cut the bread from top, take of excess bread. Pour soup or stew and serve.
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What to serve in Homemade Bread Bowl?
You can serve any creamy soups like Broccoli Cheddar, Lentil Stews, Corn Chowder, Chili, etc. Also it can also be used to serve any dip in it like Spinach Dip, Hummus, etc. Many serve Broccoli Cheddar soup in it. I'm not a Broccoli person so I serve Vegetable Stew in it.
What kind of Flour to use for making bread bowl?
Just like any other bread, you can also make bread bowl with any other flour. It you want a healthier version then make it using Whole Wheat Flour. Or if you want gluten-free you can make using almond flour or oats flour too.
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- SPROUTED LENTIL SOUP
- TOMATO BASIL SOUP
- FOCACCIA BREAD
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Homemade Bread Bowl
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Bread Flour (or as needed)
- 2 Tbsp/ Packets Active Yeast
- ½ + 1` cup Water (or as needed)
- 2 + ½ tablespoon Tbsp Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Milk
Instructions
- Take a bowl and add Yeast, ½ cup Water, and ½ tablespoon of Sugar and mix. Let it rest for 5-10 minutes until it is foamy and has expanded.
- In a stand mixer add flour, salt, and yeast mixture and use the dough attachment to start the mixer using the medium setting. Once mixed, add water little at a time till everything is combined and the dough is no longer sticky. (You may not need all the water, add little quantity at a time till everything is combined well)
- Keep on kneading for 10-12 minutes until the dough is smooth and is not sticky, and starts forming like a dough.
- INSTANT POT: Add oil in the inner pot of the Instant Pot and transfer dough in it. Put a glass lid or plate to cover the pot. Start the yogurt setting and set the timer for 30 minutes till 1 hour, and after every 15 minutes poke the dough with your fist.STOVE-TOP: Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a place. Store it in the warm place for 1-2 hours until it gets doubled in size.
- After 30 minutes, when times beeps take the dough out and knead it one more time.
- Divide dough into 6 equal parts and roll them into a ball. Add oil in the oven-safe tray and dust with flour. Now assemble the prepared dough balls on the oven-safe tray.
- Cover the prepared dough balls with a damp cloth and let them rest for 20-30 minutes. Preheat oven at 400°F and brush some milk on the prepared balls using pastry brush.
- Keep a bowl full of water at the bottom rack in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Once the bread is ready and cooled, gently carve it from the top to create a hollow space within it. Don't carve too much or the bread will break. Serve with a soup of your choice and enjoy!
Notes
Kim Marie Nation
is it 2 and one half tablespoon sugar or just a half? ingrediants say 2+ 1/2 but recipes only accounts for 1/2 T.
SunGari
2 1/2 tbsp