Slow Cooker Basic Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 1 (8 g) package active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or 3 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• milk

Recipe

• 1 pour 1/2 cup of water into crock pot and preheat the slow cooker/crock pot on high with the lid on.
• 2 dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup of the lukewarm water or milk with the sugar and set in a warm - not hot - place.
• 3 put the flour in a large bowl and sprinkle with the salt.
• 4 make a well in the centre.
• 5 when the yeast is bubbly, pour the rest of the water or milk, the yeast mixture, and the oil into the well.
• 6 stir with your fingers (i use a soup spoon) until all the flour has been absorbed.
• 7 grease a 2 quart mold and place the bread in it. (you can use a coffee can, a casserole dish or a loaf pan, whatever will fit inside your crockpot).
• 8 brush milk with a pastry brush over the top of the bread.
• 9 cover loosely with a plate and let stand for 5 minutes in a warm place.
• 10 place on a trivet in the slow cooker, cover the cooker, and bake on high for 2 to 3 hours.