I followed the recipe exactly (only added a few herbs to the dough) and my bowls weren't really bowls, they were huge flat loaves. They were good, but they were flat. So I don't know if I missed something but I think I'll try the oven-safe bowl method next time to give them a nice big round shape.

I have never made bread without a bread machine. I was a bit worried this would not turn out. The bread bowls turned out awesome! My family loved them with chili.

these were good - i cut the recipe in half and got 2 decent sized bowls and one mini bowl (for my 4 yr. old) at first i too thought they were too small but actually were just perfect cuz we were so stuffed from the soup (restaurant quality baked potato soup from this site)that most of the bowl went in the garbage anyways! will make again - but only on the weekend as the bread is a little time consuming with all the rising it has to do....

I tried these today with soup. I baked them as directed, but I did add a bit of garlic to the egg wash and I only divided the dough into six pieces. They look really, really cute when you take them out of the oven. I had no trouble baking them. They didn't turn out flat or anything, and the crust was great. They're just too bland though. They're certainly not comparable to the Italian bread I've grown up with. They take a lot of time and planning, and I just don't think they're worth it. I might try to make bread bowls with a different bread recipe. I think guests would think they're adorable. ^^

Made these to go along with broccoli and cheese soup. Yummy! I would suggest making this recipe into 4 or 6 servings. The bowls don't seem to turn out very big if you use them for 8.

This is really delicious. I don't understand why people complain about it being bland. It's white bread, it's not supposed to be a blast of flavor. It is delicious with some butter. At first I was worried because before i put the loafs into the oven they looked kind of droopy. Luckily the heat of the oven activated the yeast again. I added a little bit more sugar than I was supposed to to activate the yeast but it still came out great. Also I baked them a couple minutes longer than I was supposed to. I like a really nice crust on my bread, and it will hold the soup better. I like to serve these with "Russian Mushroom and Potato Soup" on this website. Try it out! Make sure your yeast is still good. Oh btw, I didn't have packets of yeast so 2 tbsp is about the equivalent.

I didn't have any problem with the yeast rising, I made the dough in the bread machine and it turned out great.

yeah, this bread was a total flop...literally! It didn't rise right, there was no way it could have been used as bowls...but I figured "use them just as bread"...it was way to bland, even my bread devouring 8 year old didn't like it at all! Will find a different recipe for next time!

Nice taste but not as round and high as I hoped for. Next time I will either put them in a pyrex bowl or try the foil trick someone else posted.

I made these tonight to serve chili in and we were really pleased with the end result. The only reason the recipe did not receive 5 stars is because we found the bowls a little on the small side (we had to refill them to have enough for a main dish). Much easier to make than I anticipated, so I will be making them again for sure.

My 8 year old son and I made this as a way to work on fractions, learn about yeast and of course, have some great bread. All missions were accomplished. The bowls rose nicely. we forgot to add the garlic and herbs to the mixture, so we melted Earth Balance margarine (no dairy), and mixed it with olive oil and fresh garlic and used it in place of the egg wash. They came out perfect. We made several sizes. BIG one for daddy, Medium for mommy and progressively smaller ones for the children. Followed the directions and did spray twice during the cooking time which made a nice firm and crunchy outside, but the bread inside is soft and good. Thanks for a great recipe! My son says, "It's really fun and easy!"

These were good w/the soup but kind of bland just for eating. Mine didn't look like they were going to be deep enough for soup by the time they had doubled in size on the last rise, but to my surprise they popped up while baking and worked well.

I cut this recipe in half, because I read reviews of this comming out flat, and I'm glad I did. The bread itself tastes fine and would be great with a soup or stew, but mine, like so many other reviewers came out as flat blobs. Does anyone have a solution to this?

Wow made this recipe exactly as called for and yet I got flat bread rolls not bowls. Bread was okay not really tasty enough for me. Although the boys liked it but they they like any bread hot out of the oven.

My first ever bread without the bread machine. A huge hit - my husband thought I had bought the bowls at first and then saw them on the counter. My kids loved having their own dipping bowl!

These homemade bread bowls are so fun and delicious! I found them quite easy to make. I followed the recipe as stated as bread is not my speciality. I made 4 bowls with this recipe; each dough ball was around 4" in diameter when I shaped it initially. The end result was so tasty with the broccoli and potato soup I served!

Very good bread, i may not have let them rise enough because they came out a little flat, too flat for bowls, but we used them for dipping in the soup instead and they were delicious.

A very easy bread recipe with surprisingly no sugar. I had very large loaves considering my home is 62 degrees. I added garlic for a little touch.

i'm sure these would've turned out better but i don't think my yeast was good, the expiration date was fine but it was probably dead. will try again later