Bread Cones
May 15th, 2009 by chuck
A few weeks ago I came across some cream horn tubes at a local kitchen store here in Vancouver. These tubes are usually used to make those tasty treats filled with whipped cream and made from a pastry dough. I thought they would be perfect filled with chicken salad. I used a sweet dough rather than a pastry dough and they came out better then I had expected.
The tubes are large, about 6 inches in length, with a larger hole, making plenty of room to fill them with a delicious chicken salad, tuna salad or an egg salad. Within a few minute of removing them from the oven I stuffed them with a chicken salad that was filled with diced long english cucumbers, finely chopped green onions and diced seedless green grapes. I love the sweetness of the green grapes. I also added some mayo and mustard with freshly ground salt and pepper. The warm bread cones and the cold flavorful chicken salad was a match in heaven.
I wrapped them with parchment paper and sliced some cucumber sticks and drizzled a little olive oil and balsamic on top. A perfect accompaniment with the warm bread cones and chicken salad. If you are planning a family get together I would highly recommend making these delicious, unique and tasty bread cones.
For a step by step class for this great bread recipe Bread Cones click here
Ellie also didn’t have any cone tubes but being such a smart person she came up with a brilliant idea that cost next to nothing to make. Please check out her blog if your looking to make these delicious cones, but have no tubes.
Oh, that’s a great idea! Your cones look fantastic! They make the most unusual sandwiches…
Cheers,
Rosa
Those look so beautiful, how do you get them so regular and neat looking! Such a delicious looking lunch… mmm filled with chicken salade. And what a beautiful picture!!
very neat!
Those are beautiful! Now I wish I had a cone form!
In the UK the sweet cream filled cones are called Horn Of Plenty in a popular chain restaurant. Never fails to make me giggle…
MMMM…..Chuck! You are very original!! Haha,…this looks so lovely & apart! I am intrigued!!
This is so fun! Great idea!
see, now that’s just loads of fun. i would like someone to make these for me immediately.
Wow. This is gorgeous and a great idea.
These loook fantastic, Chuck. I’m always hungry if my sandwich looks like this, provided its vegetarian, of course.
These are so lovely!
They say one can’t live by bread alone, but I think I could manage quite nicely with the recipes here — these are works of art! Very creative.
Wow. How do you do it? These look amazing!
That’s fantastic! They look delicious and pretty.
WOW! What a fantastic idea, Chuck! And wouldn’t the kiddos LOVE their sandwich filling in a bread cone?
Can’t wait to tell my daughter about these….heck, I’D love a sandwich in these too!
Hello, I’ve been following your blog for quite a time. Your recipes are awesome.
I was wondering if you could give me some help here.. haha i have this recipe to do a bread, and it says 2 packages of active dry yeast each one of 7 g or 1/4 ounce. I couldn’t find smaller packages, and i bought one that says 125 g and since i don’t have a scale, i was wondering how much is 14 g in teaspoons? or tablespoons?! Thanks!!
The bread cone looks absolutely superb!! Thanks for the idea and how to.
Those are so cool! And so pretty!!!
That is a neat idea and cool stuffing!
OMG that’s so cute!! Reminds me of a carrot =)
How great is that! Yum!
Stunning! Love the idea
This food presentation will trigger many Wow! The perfect complement to the individual wood trays I received last week. Thanks for sharing this fab idea.
This is so fantastic & you make it look so easy. How long & what temp. did you cook it in the oven? Would a pre-made dough work?
Oh my word, those are BEAUTIFUL!
I really love this idea. They look magnificent!
Wow. Those look amazing. The chicken salad sounds perfect. If only I had some cream horn tubes!
Wow! These look awesome. I definitely need to try this recipe.
Great! I came in the right place! That food looks and sounds delicious. I’ll try to make it at home. Thanks a lot!
I can’t wait to make these! I just need to hunt for cones.
It looks like a carrot!! Amazing! Looks so good!
Great idea for kids!
This is genius! My boys would LOVE this.
Love this-always looking for something diff to serve for lunch! Thanks for your ingenuity!
OK. I love this idea. Now I’m dreaming of a perfect beach picnic. Chicken salad oh or lobster salad. Easier to eat than a Lobster roll. thanks for the inspiration!
This is such a fun idea.
What a cool idea, nicely done!
Wonderful idea, a must try!
You are a genius! This is a brilliant idea on multiple levels – I’m thinking about how I might be able to use this for the kids at school or on our next picnic. I simply cannot wait to get into the kitchen to try this. Thank you!!
what a bunch of moronic comments is this the best you can do, sure it looks like a good idea but is that all why no questions about how or why or does the filling run out or does the cone get soggy (it surely does) etc etc.
Has anyone thought about how difficult it is to present cones or stack them or keep them on a plate clearly not it’s all wow omg what a a wonderful thing ugh.
Mmmmmmm….. That looks absolutely delicious.
I do wait training on regular basis and I always decide my diet according to the nutrition value it provides. I try not to indulge in fattening food items. This one, I should say is rather healthy. Bread and chicken … Good combination of Carbs and proteins.
Life can be like a Bread Roll stuffed with a delicious Chicken filling.
THE PHENOMENON CALLED LIFE THROUGH MY COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES … http://lifeshortstory.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/pushing-the-papers/
Dear Mike,
thank you for your concern for the guests that have commented on these bread cones.
To answer your questions. I did not find these bread cones to become soggy. As the inside of the cones have a firmer crust than a regular sandwich bread does.
These cones are also flat on one side and sit very well on a plate. As you can see by the photo.
The hole is very big and can hold a lot of stuffing. The stuffing really does fill the whole cone, so you get stuffing with every bit. I and my sister had no problem eating these.
I did over stuff these bread cones, so you could see the chicken salad. If I was making them for home I would just fill to the edge of the cone.
The paper cones are very easy to make or you could use a napkin to hold them. It would even be fun to stack them in a little jar for each person. If you wanted them to stand up straight. But really you don’t need to do that as that sit very well.
The only real problem with these bread cones are the fact you need a cream hone tube for each one, but if you only need to make a dozen or so. They are a lot of fun and unique.
Well Mike, I hope I was able to help relieved your concerns for the people who made some moronic comments ( in your opinion ) on these bread cones.
Chuck
Found you through stumbleupon. These are so very clever! I posted a link on my blog today.
Awesome!!! Brilliant!!! Yummy!!! Thanks ;}
Well that is beautiful, gorgeous dish!
Chuck, I have tried them using plane bread dough or pizza dough. I did not have pastry cones, but have found a paper cone, which I have covered with aluminium foil. It worked very well!
My family is made up of bread fanatics. When we have dinner together, there are usually 2-3 bread choices. We like to incorporate it in every meal. These will add a delightful addition to our usual fare. The best part being that these cones can be filled with anything.
This is the first step in the development of a fast food. There are 3 more steps. The first step is not patentable.
Baron von Moochover
I love this idea! Now I`m wondering where I can find some cones of my own for baking. (I live in Guatemala)
Happy to find another local foodie. It makes it easier to find the same ingredients. These look interesting and delicious.
OMFG
actually?
where is this restaurant?
like i mean where in vancouver?
Mmmmm……….cones,
Pack me up!!!
You can smoke it then when the munchies hit – eat it!
you should market these baby’s
HMMM, Nothing better than a large cone in the morning, one in the eveneing and one before bed…
I evne take my cones to the toinlet in case a bad attach of the munchoes hit me suddenly. Without these cones, i’d be back on crack town way in a second!!
Thanks bg cones, you saved my life!
That’s so cool! Great idea.
I’m seriously in my girlfriends good books now, she loves this.. ty very much!
What an elegant idea for a wedding shower! Or filled with Sloppy Joes for a kids party-easier tto eat than putting the Joes on buns. Thanks so much.
What a brilliant idea! Thank you!!!!
You are brilliant. Kudos on a new invention…the cone wrap…really looks terrific
One word: “wow!”
This is genius and so unique – just perfect!
SO COOL! Wouldn’t it be a nifty trick to fill it with some kind of CARROT salad since they look like carrots? Great party idea. I’m stealing it.
We made the cones and they were delicious ! We only had 4″ horns, but extended them with foil and we produced the 6″ horns with no problem. The dough is perfect and does not become soggy, nor do the “horns” fall apart when eaten. Great idea ! Thanks.
Wow! That’s really excellent! What an unusual idea. I think they look fantastic! Bread cones are just the most imaginative bread product I’ve seen for ages. I could imagine them stuffed with tuna and cucumber mayonaise … mmm..
They look amazing!
You deserve an award for inventing them!
Could you imagine a snack bar selling them? I could! They’de be really popular!
Great Idea
I bet these would be lovely made with whole grain flours as well.
wooowww!!!! fantastic!
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Made them, had to improvise (no cones avalable) and used small cups and filed them with a cucumber/smoked salmon salad. I think you can use the same idea and make small bread “bowls” and fill them with a sauce, stew or something similar. They look stunning! Because the inside has a crust, they don’t get soggy.
I love this idea! Tried making them for lunch today, using paper cones and bread dough from the store, and they came out superbly!! We filled ours with salmon salad, and boy, was it yummy!
Delicious!!!!! I LOVE it!!!
Delicious and with a great look! almost like a sweet girl.
Those are gorgeous! I need to find some of those horn cones so I can make this!
Oh my god. I need these!
Wow!! Awesome…. mmmm delicious
Beautiful as always Chuck! They’re makin’ me hungry!
after running across your blog that shows bread 10,000 ways, I thought to be snarky and ask if you had ever put chicken in your bread.
Glad I did a search for it first, because of course you HAVE!
You are a true bread expert.
Your ideas are so creative!! Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with the world.
I made a batch to try, BOY are they good!
THANK you for posting this wonderful recipe….
Man these look great. What a creative idea. I cannot wait to try.