Easy Homemade Bread in the Crockpot
I have made homemade bread for years using this homemade bread machine bread recipe. Just mix up those ingredients and let the bread machine do all the work for you!
Then I got to thinking about my other small but mighty kitchen appliance – the crockpot! Surely I could make an easy and yummy homemade bread with that marvelous appliance. This recipe is proof that it is possible!
While you can absolutely make a great homemade bread in the oven, try this recipe in your slow cooker. While I do love my bread machine I know a lot of people don't have them because they seem like an unnecessary appliance. I don't know one person without a slow cooker though so test this recipe yourself and see how it turns out!
Slow Cooker Bread Ingredients
- 3 cups, Flour
- 1 tsp, Salt
- 2 tsp or 1 packet, Yeast
- 2 tbsp, Sugar or Honey
- 2 tbsp, Oil
- 1 cup warm (not hot!) Water
Slow Cooker Bread Directions
- Measure flour into large bowl.
- Add salt, sugar and yeast and mix together well.
- Add oil and water.
- Stir with a spoon until it gets stiff and sticky.
- Work the dough with your hands (occasionally scraping dough off your fingers) until it forms a nice ball.
If the dough stays too sticky add a bit more flour (1/4 cup at a time). If it gets too dry add a bit more water (teaspoon at a time). - When the dough forms into a good ball, scatter flour on you work surface and turn out ball on to surface.
- Knead dough for 5-6 minutes.
- Line crockpot with parchment paper.
- Place dough in crock pot and cook on high for 1 – 1 1/2 hours. You will need to lift bread out with the parchment paper to see if the bottom is browning.
- When bottom is browning, place loaf under broiler for a couple of minutes to brown top.
Here are a few questions I have seen people ask about this recipe:
Can you bake in a slow cooker?
Yes, you can bake in a slow cooker! Depending on the type of recipe, I have made bread (obviously), cakes and more!
How can I tell when the bread is done?
When you pull the bread out after the slow cooking time, the bottom should be brown.
Here are a few more homemade bread recipes to try:
Homemade Pizza Dough – Easy and Freezer Friendly
Homemade Bread Machine Bread Recipe
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Easy Homemade Bread in the Crockpot
Use your slow cooker and make homemade bread with this recipe in under 2 hours. So easy and fast too!
Ingredients
- 3 cups, Flour
- 1 tsp, Salt
- 2 tsp or 1 packet, Yeast
- 2 tbsp, Sugar or Honey
- 2 tbsp, Oil
- 1 cup warm (not hot!) Water
Instructions
Slow Cooker Bread Directions
- Measure flour into large bowl.
- Add salt, sugar and yeast and mix together well.
- Add oil and water.
- Stir with a spoon until it gets stiff and sticky.
- Work the dough with your hands (occasionally scraping dough off your fingers) until it forms a nice ball.
If the dough stays too sticky add a bit more flour (1/4 cup at a time). If it gets too dry add a bit more water (teaspoon at a time). - When the dough forms into a good ball, scatter flour on you work surface and turn out ball on to surface.
- Knead dough for 5-6 minutes.
- Line crockpot with parchment paper.
- Place dough in crock pot and cook on high for 1 – 1 1/2 hours. You will need to lift bread out with the parchment paper to see if the bottom is browning.
- When bottom is browning, place loaf under broiler for a couple of minutes to brown top.
What size and shape works best for this bread? I have a 6 qt oval, round 4qt, round 1 qt.