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Bread Bowl Recipe

This Homemade Bread Bowl Recipe is like comfort food to the max. Made with pantry ingredients and baked until golden brown. Serve immediately with your favorite soup or freeze for later.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword bread bowl, bread bowl recipe, how to make a bread bowl
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 17 minutes
Servings 8 bread bowls
Calories 360kcal
Author Katie Cooksey

Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm water Aim for 107-110° F.
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast two 1/4 oz packets
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 5-6 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 egg (or milk) optional
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Instructions

  • Stir yeast and granulated sugar into the water. Set aside to proof.
    A glass measuring cup filled with a bubbly liquid mixture sits on a light-colored surface, with a dark gray cloth partially visible in the top right corner.
  • In a large bowl, measure out 4 1/2 cups of flour with the salt. Stir. Add in the melted butter and stir to cool (if the butter was still warm from being melted).
    A glass bowl filled with flour has a well in the center containing a cracked egg yolk.
  • Pour in the yeasty water mixture and stir with the dough hook to combine. You may have to scrape as you go to incorporate all of the flour. Once the dough comes together, keep sprinkling in flour until dough cleans the sides of the bowl and it is sticky to the touch but won't stick to your hands. (I added in 5 3/4 cups total.)
    A hand pours a milky substance from a measuring cup into a bowl of flour and melted butter with a wooden spoon, next to a small sifter and a gray cloth on a light countertop.
  • Knead 6 minutes. Grease ball of dough and bowl generously, cover with plastic wrap, and set in a warm spot to rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.
    A bowl of dough covered with plastic wrap is on a floured surface next to a sifter and a gray cloth.
  • Punch down dough, divide into eight equal portions, form into balls, and place on the baking sheet to rise another 30 minutes to an hour.
    Two baking trays each hold three round dough balls placed on parchment paper, arranged in a 2x3 grid pattern.
  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Brush bread bowls with beaten egg (optional step) and bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool 20 minutes.
    A hand is brushing egg wash on a round dough ball on a parchment-lined baking tray, with more dough balls in the background.
  • Cut a circle out the top to create a bowl. Scoop out the insides to create a deeper well. Fill with stew, soup, or chili! Serve.
    A hand uses a knife to cut into the top of a round bread loaf on a wooden cutting board, with more bread loaves in the background.

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Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 640mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 4mg
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