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This project appeared in our February 5, 2005 Newsletter.
Woven Bread Bowl
These look so nice and are really fun to make. You can use them for serving all sorts of things as long as they are not too heavy. They are perfect for rolls and bread.
Here's what you'll need:
- Salt Dough
- Rolling Pin
- Glass Bowl, oven proof, 9" diameter, shallow, for the mold.
- Sharp Knife
- Foil
- Baking Tray
- Fork
First make your dough as follows:
- 4 Cups Flour
- 1 Cup Salt
- 1 Cup Hot Water
Mix the Water and Salt together for about 1 minute.
Add the flour.
Kneed for 5 - 10 minutes until smooth.
Place in a Zip Lock bag and let rest for 24 hours at room temperature.
Roll out the dough 1/8" to 1/16" thick.
Cut (12) strips 1" wide by 14" long. Use smaller thinner strips for a smaller bowl.
Make two long "Snake" rolls, each 1/2" in diameter by 3 1/3' long.
Choose your bowl. It should be a simple, shallow bowl that is oven proof.
Place the bowl upside down on a baking tray and cover with foil.
Begin by twisting the two rope pieces together and lay them around the rim of the bowl.
Secure the two ends with water.
Lay the dough strips on top of the bowl, working from the center out, in an over/under pattern.
Place a dab of water where each dough strip overlaps. This will help the dough adhere to itself.
Trim the strips to the middle of the rope rim. Using water and a fork adhere the strips to the rope.
Bake at 100 degrees F for 2 - 3 hours.
Remove from the oven and let the bowl cool completely.
Spray with several coats of varnish. Make sure the entire piece is sealed.
That's it! Now serve some nice warm rolls at your next meal in your new woven bread bowl.
By the way, these bowls are not washable either by hand or in a dish washer!
We hope you liked this project. If you build it and your friends ask where you got such a clever idea, please tell them that you got it at RunnerDuck.com.
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