Parmesan Bread Bowls

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast or 1 (1/4 ounce) package instant yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water in small bowl. stir in sugar; set aside.
• 2 mix flour, baking powder, salt and cheese in large bowl. cut in shortening, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture look like fine crumbs. stir in yeast mixture and just enough buttermilk so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• 3 place dough on lightly floured surface. knead about 1 minute or until smooth. cover and let rise in warm place 10 minutes.
• 4 heat oven to 375ºf. grease outsides of six 10-ounce custard cups. place cups upside down in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch. divide dough into 6 equal parts. pat or roll each part into 7-inch circle. shape dough circles over outsides of custard cups. (do not allow to curl under edges of cups.)
• 5 bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. carefully lift bread bowls from custard cups--custard cups and bread will be hot. cool bread bowls upright on wire rack.