The bread baskets to fill are more than a recipe, a fancy idea different from the usual, they are very easy to make and you will find in the recipe many fancy ideas to fill them, you can use them during holidays and serve them both as a appetizer or as a snack for aperitif! These bread baskets are perfect during buffets, you prepare them in no time and fill them at the moment, and they will remain crispy with a delicious filling, there’s also a video recipe to help you even more! And now go ahead and prepare them, and try them out for Christmas and New Year’s!
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- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 6 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons, Christmas
Ingredients for Bread Baskets
- 6 slices bread
Useful Tools
- Muffin Tin
Preparation of Bread Baskets to Fill
Gently fold the slices of bread and place them inside the muffin moulds being careful not to break them, press them against the edges (they will stay nice and firm!).
Preheat the oven to 428°F, once it reaches the temperature, bake them, cook for exactly 10 minutes, then remove and let cool.
Leave the bread baskets empty until ready to serve, below are many easy and fancy ideas to fill them!
You can fill these baskets with classic Russian salad (regular or tuna) or capricious salad or with pink sauce and shrimp (very 80s!) or with marinated salmon with lime and finely chopped.
You can also fill them with tzatziki or chickpea cream with paprika or a mix made of truffle sauce and mayonnaise or mushroom cream or artichoke cream.
You can also make a filling by mixing ricotta and cooked ham with oil, salt, and pepper or cream cheese and mortadella blended until creating a mousse.
You can fill them with grandma’s chicken salad or squid rings salad or shrimp salad!
You can use as a base sauce or alone the beetroot mayonnaise which is very scenic!
You can also make a mix of fillings and use different sauces as a base and accompany with cooked ham, mushrooms, vegetables, all finely chopped, in short, get creative with the fillings!
If you serve these bread baskets during Christmas and New Year’s, decorate with pomegranate seeds!
