Easy-to-make bread baskets using sandwich bread, pan carrè, or pan bauletto, basically any thin and soft sliced bread that can be cut with a flower-shaped cutter or alternatively a large cookie cutter or even a small bowl, they will turn out round, not flower-shaped, but still cute and practical. They will then be baked in the oven to shape them, perfect for preparing delicious appetizers or aperitifs, and with a bit of creativity, they can be filled in a thousand different ways, always a great surprise to bring to the table, beautiful and tasty. You only need a little cutter to cut the bread and a muffin tin where to place the bread that becomes crispy in the oven and holds its shape perfectly. How would you fill them? Last year I filled them with ricotta, mortadella, and pistachios with honey; this year I would like to prepare them filled with Russian salad with tuna.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons, Christmas
Ingredients for Bread Baskets
- 5 slices long sandwich bread
- olive oil
Tools to Prepare Bread Baskets
- 1 Muffin Tin
- 1 Brush
- 1 Cookie Cutter
Steps to Prepare Sandwich Bread Flowers for Appetizers
We start by cutting out large enough discs or flowers, at least 4 inches, a wide glass will do as well.
We line the muffin tin with the discs, brushed with a little oil, covering 10 spaces as we have 10 discs. Press the bread down at the base, if you don’t have the specific tool use the handle of a knife, or a rolling pin, something rounded that helps push the bread inside without breaking it.
Brush the surface now with olive oil, both the base and the edges.
Bake for about a minute in a fan oven at 392°F. Let it just turn golden and remove from the oven.
Take out of the oven, let cool, and at that point, they are ready to be filled.
