If you are looking for a way to fancify any soup for things such as serving guests, or your grandma and want to impress then look no further because these homemade bread bowls will have you covered. Who doesn’t love good, hearty carbs in giant roll form? I love bread bowls but it’s one of those things I don’t think to buy when I’m doing my grocery shopping. I do however keep all of the ingredients on hand to make a basic bread dough, which is basically all that these are but in soft, individual bowl-style form.
Homemade Bread Bowl Recipe
When Fall and Winter come around I make soups like no other because I’m always cold. It seems the only way for me to get warm is: (1) really hot baths (2) crank the heater up to full blast then sit right next to one of the heat vents wrapped in a heating blanket; (3) drink hot cocoa and get cat tongue or lastly have a warm bowl of hearty soup. All of my bread recipes get frequent use during the colder months, but when I’m craving a favorite soup to warm me up I always reach for this bread bowl recipe. I make this with a simple bread recipe, starting a yeast mixture for 5-6 minutes in a large mixing bowl, then slowly adding your all-purpose flour mixture to wet ingredients using a dough hook in the bowl of a stand mixer. I also love the flavor and texture of sourdough bread bowls, so don’t be afraid to use your sourdough starter! Turn out your dough on a lightly floured surface and divide it into equal portions. Allow your dough balls to rise in a greased bowl before baking, and always brush with butter when they come out of the oven!
Prepare yourself for the cold by making bread bowls to serve along with that warm pot of soup. Just try not to eat them before the soup is finished. Just do what I did and eat the tops while you’re waiting for the soup to finish. Also, I wanted to mention that bread bowls are best paired with a creamy soup – don’t try this with a broth soup like chicken noodle soup! The inside of the bread bowl will get too soggy too fast. Some soups that I’d recommend are Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potato Soup, Creamy Potato Soup, Broccoli Cheese Soup, Enchilada Soup or the one I will be posting hopefully tomorrow – Roasted Cauliflower White Cheddar Soup (it is unbelievably good and perfect for these). Enjoy!
