White Bread in a Slow Cooker

Did you know white bread was once a status symbol?

In ancient Egypt and Rome white bread was a luxury reserved for the elite, much loved for its soft texture and ability to soak up copious amounts of wine.

These days us paupers can knock up a loaf cheap-as-chips, and it’s much easier to do these days armed with a slow cooker and a handful of ingredients.

Wine, however, still comes at a premium price (I can’t help you with that!)

When it comes to making bread in a slow cooker, white bread is one of the easiest.

If this is your first venture, it’s time to have some fun!

Related: Basic Brown Bread

White Bread in a Slow Cooker

Recipe by Linda D'AngeloDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hours

Ingredients

2 tsp sugar
1 ¼ cups warm water
1 ¼ oz / 8 g sachet dry yeast
2 cups plain flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp salt
1 cup plain flour

Cooking steps

Stir first amount of sugar and warm water together in large bowl.
Sprinkle with yeast and let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir to dissolve yeast.
Add first amount of flour, second amount of sugar, cooking oil and salt. Beat on low to moisten. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
Knead this second amount of flour until a stiff dough forms.
Grease bottom of slow cooker.
Turn dough into slow cooker.
Lay 5 paper towels between top of slow cooker and lid.
Put a matchstick or similar object between paper towels and edge of slow cooker to allow steam to escape.
Do not lift lid for the first 1 ¾ hours cooking time.
Cook on High for about 2 hours.
Loosen the slides carefully with a knife, then turn out the bread on a rack to cool.