How to Bake Bread in a Crock Pot (Slow Cooker)

In this instructable I will show you how to make bread in a crock pot (slow cooker). This easy crockpot bread recipe is incredible. If you find yourself without the use of an oven, or you want to just try something new, bake your bread in a crockpot! This method should work with any bread dough. Let's get started!

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Follow the easy steps or watch the short video tutorial, or do both!

Step 1: Ingredients/Tools

Print the recipe here!

Use your favorite bread dough, below is a link to an instructable for my favorite white bread dough.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Amazing-Whit...

Ingredients (Bread Dough):

1 cup of water (235ml)
2 1/4 tsp. of active dry yeast (6.5g)
1/3 cup of granulated sugar (66g)
2 Tbsp. of Canola or Vegetable oil (30ml)
3 cups of Bread Flour (you can use all-purpose)
(380g) 3/4 tsp. of salt (4g)

Tools:

Crockpot (Slow Cooker)
Wooden Spoon
Bowls
8x4 inch bread pan
Whisk
Fork

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Step 2: Place Bread Dough in Crock Pot

In this instructable I will bake one loaf in the oven traditionally following my instructable in the previous step, and then I will bake the other loaf in the crock pot, then compare the two loafs for you. First divide your dough into two parts (if you are using my bread dough recipe), and place in 8x4 inch bread pans. The 8x4 inch bread pan is the size that fits in my crock pot. If you have a smaller crock pot already, you can just use parchment paper, and place that in the crock pot, then place your whole dough in it, the resulting loaf will be a round loaf as opposed to a sandwich loaf. Place the loaf in the crock pot and cover it. Then turn the crock pot on "High". We want to bake it for 2 to 3 hours depending on the size of your loaf. This size will take around 2.5 hours. We bake it until it is golden brown. If you wish you can check it with a thermometer to make sure it is baked completely. You want the inside to be around 200 degrees F. (93 C)

Step 3: Remove Loaf

Once the time is up, we remove the lid and using oven mitts take the bread out of the crockpot and let it cool on a rack.

Step 4: Side by Side Comparison

Now let's compare the two loafs. First the traditional bread takes far less time to bake. But that was to be expected. The sides of the loaf that was baked in the crock pot are a bit browner and a bit more crispy then the traditional loaf, the tops look a bit different too. When sliced you can see the color is a bit different, using the same ingredients, same dough. The taste is crunchy on the outside, nice and soft on the inside, pretty awesome! Have fun and make your own bread in the crock pot! :) Enjoy!