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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
DINNER ROLLS PUMPKIN DINNER ROLLS HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH SPROUTED LENTIL SOUP TOMATO BASIL SOUP FOCACCIA BREAD
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