Puff Pastry Bowl For Salads, Pasta Dishes, Etc
By: Sandeea Cocina
Published: Monday, March 28, 2011 - 10:54am

Ingredients




1 sheet of puff pastry for each bowl (or 2 if you are going to make a family-sized bowl)
1 egg for brushing
Aluminum foil to form half-circle
A breakfast bowl (or a salad bowl if you go intend to make a familiy-sized bowl)

Preparation

1 Place an aluminum sheet inside the cup so that covers it completely, and fill it with small balls of aluminum foil to fill the cup. 2 Close it to form a semicircle of aluminum foil, which is what gives shape to the bowl (See pictures). 3 With a knife cut a circle of pastry the size of the bowl, and put it on base. 4 Place above the semicircle of aluminum, and cover with the rest of the pastry, pressing down firmly so that it is properly sealed. 5 Decorate as you like, and brush with egg to give a golden hue. 6 Bake 15-20 minutes in preheated oven at 200 ºC. 7 Let cool and carefully cut the top of the "dome". 8 Remove foil and aluminum balls inside the "dome". 9 Fill with the dish you like: salads, pasta, ...