Mini Bread Bowl Dips Recipes

Steps:

• Mix half of a 10-ounce box of frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry) with 3/4 cup chopped canned artichoke hearts, 4 ounces room-temperature cream cheese, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, and salt and pepper to taste. Cut off the tops of 8 dinner rolls and hollow out the insides. Fill with the dip and serve with veggies.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, fennel and eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add 1/4 cup water and cook, stirring, until the water is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the olives and vinegar. Let cool about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Using a small serrated knife, hollow out the bread loaf, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell. Slice the cut-out bread into pieces and arrange on a baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake until slightly toasted, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Stir the basil and cheese into the vegetable mixture; season with salt and pepper. Fill the loaf with the dip and top with more cheese. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with the toasted bread and crackers and/or crudites.

Steps:

• Using a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, add warm water and sprinkle in yeast. Let dissolve for a few minutes until yeast becomes foamy.
• Add melted butter, sugar and salt and mix until combined.
• Gradually add flour.
• Once combined, allow your mixer to knead the dough for about 5 minutes (you could do this by hand if you weren't using a mixer, but it may get a little tiring!).
• Punch dough down and form into 6 equal sized balls.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet and let rise until doubled.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let cool and cut off the top, remove some of the bread from the inside and fill with soup or dip.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cut a round hole in the top of the bread bowl and hollow out, making sure not to puncture the sides or bottom of the bread bowl.
• Cut up the hollowed out bread into cubes to use for dipping.
• Combine the rest of the ingredients with an electric mixer and pour into bread bowl.
• Wrap in double thick foil and place on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 1 hour.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add the sugar, salt, 3 cups flour and remaining water. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes while slowly adding cheese and oregano. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 10 pieces; shape each into a ball. Place balls 3 in. apart on two greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., Cut a thin slice off the top of bread. Hollow out bottom of loaf, leaving a 1/4-in. shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). Return to oven for 5 minutes to toast bread bowl before filling.

Steps:

• Hollow out top of bread for the"bowl".
• Save removed bread for other use.
• Mix together the cheese and other ingredients.
• Fill bread bowl.
• Bake at 350 for 40 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
• Serve hot.