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Fresh homemade bread with butter and jam on a wooden cutting board.

Slow-Cooker Bread

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course bread
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf
Calories 1664 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 cups warm water
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Combine water, sugar, and yeast in a large mixing bowl and let sit for a few minutes until foamy.
    Flour, water, and baking ingredients on a wooden cutting board for baking bread or pastry.
  • Add salt and flour to the yeast mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until combined, then mix in the olive oil.
    Flour and baking ingredients on a wooden board for baking bread.
  • Cover the dough loosely with a kitchen towel and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • Punch down the risen dough and shape it into a smooth round loaf. Place a piece of parchment paper in the slow cooker and place the dough on top.
    Fluffy homemade bread dough being kneaded in a glass bowl on a wooden surface.
  • Cover the slow cooker with its lid. Set the cooker to high and cook the bread for about 2 hours, or until a thermometer reads 190°F when inserted into the middle of the bread.
    Soft bread dough in a bread machine, ready to be baked into fresh homemade bread.
  • For a crispier crust, after the bread is done in the slow cooker, place it under the broiler for about 2-4 minutes.
    Baked bread loaf in an oven, warm baking process for fresh homemade bread.
  • Remove the bread from the slow cooker and let it cool on a wire rack before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 1664kcalCarbohydrates: 298gProtein: 40gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 2933mgFiber: 11g
Keyword Slow Cooker Bread
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