Baking a loaf of rosemary slow cooker bread is awesome! If you want to bake bread in a Crockpot this is a simple recipe that will make you a real believer in this method. Make a whole loaf or our slow cooker rolls as a side dish this week.
Have you ever wondered if you could actually make a slow cooker bread? Well you can!! If you want a tender and moist loaf of homemade rosemary bread, you’ve gotta try this! It’s one of our favorite easy Crockpot recipes.
If you love baking bread at home, but want to try something new you should give this a whirl. You can make lots of tweaks to it too like we did with our favorite herbs and seasonings. Leave plain if you like and use it for sandwich bread or toasted with garlic spread to serve with pasta for dinner.
Can I use my slow cooker to proof bread?
You can!! On low it will provide just a low heat high enough for the dough to proof and be ready to use following these tips; Set ball into a dish and into the inner Crock liner. Set to low heat and then before you set the lid on lay a dishtowel across the top (or a few paper towels across) to absorb the condensation. It will take about 2 hours this way.
Not only is this homemade white bread delicious once it is done, my kids think it’s magic because it’s something you’d never expect this machine to make. You can even prove dough in the same pot or proof dough in Instant Pot instead.
What are the ingredients used in making bread?
- Yeast. Active dry yeast is what’s most commonly used in households.
- All purpose flour is the dry ingredient, make sure to Measure flour properly
- Liquid, typically warm water is used.
- White granulated sugar adds flavor and a light brown color to a bread’s crust which you would expect.
- Salt to add flavor to it
- Oil or some other type of fat like avocado oil
Slow Cooker Bread Recipe
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 c all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/3 c sugar
- 1 c warm water
- 2 tbsp rosemary , fresh or dried
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1.5 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together the water, yeast and sugar so it is well incorporated.
- Allow to sit for 15 minutes in a warm location. After time the mixture should be foamy.
- Add the salt and stir until dissolved. Then add the vegetable oil and stir to combine together.
- Now add flour and mix with wooden spoon to incorporate. Then use hands at the end to ensure all flour is mixed/kneaded in well.
- Put dough on lightly floured cutting board and knead with hands for approx. 5 minutes.
- Coat a bowl lightly with olive oil and put kneaded dough inside. Cover this with plastic wrap and put into a warm location for 45 minutes.
- At this time the dough should've doubled in size. Shape dough into oval so it is the same thickness all the way across and bakes evenly.
- Take 2 sheets of parchment paper and line inside of your Crockpot. Spray with non stick spray.
- Then place the dough on top of papers and lightly sprinkle with olive oil. Sprinkle rosemary on top.
- Turn slow cooker to high and cook for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Check middle with knife to see if it comes out clean, if not add 15 more minutes and continue to check until it is done.
- Pull out parchment paper, allow to rest for 15 minutes and slice with serrated knife.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can I use regular flour to bake bread?
Bread flour could be substituted with all purpose flour but you have to keep in mind that it has a higher gluten content. That means you’ll have to alter the amount liquid in the recipe.
A huge plus is this once you have it situated is that you can walk away for a few hours and just let it bake. We added rosemary but you could really add any herbs you wanted, change it up each time. 😉 There are slight variations as to whether you want to add in herbs and seasonings of course but typically:
Like I said, there are tons of variations like some adding eggs as well but these are the bases.
Tips
It’s easier than you might think actually. It does take some time though so don’t start this if you are in a real hurry. Then you will proceed with baking homemade bread as you’d like. This time we are going to place it inside a Crockpot, but you could make easy roll recipe too really.
To make slow cooker bread you’ll want to shape it into a ball and then flatten the dough slightly so it is the same thickness all the way across. You want it to “bake” evenly of course.
Place two pieces of parchment paper inside your Crock pot, spray this with non stick spray. Put your ball of dough in the middle, drizzle with a bit of olive oil and rosemary. Cover with the lid.
How long does it take to bake bread in a Crockpot?
Cook on high for 2 hours and 15 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when placed into the middle of the rosemary white bread loaf. If you want outside to be a bit browner set on a baking sheet and into your oven at 400 degrees until slightly crispy.
What is the best olive oil for dipping bread?
If you love oil and vinegar for a dipping sauce I would recommend extra virgin. It has a clean aromatic quality and clean taste that pairs well with a good vinegar. Want to make our 3 ingredient bread now?? We have made that too and they’re wonderful.
Printable recipe for this yeast bread in your Crockpot is below. For an easy meal idea you can serve this with some grape jelly and chili sauce meatballs and voila, dinner is served.
Do I have to use that much sugar. I know sugar will activate the yeast, but I don’t want a sweet bread.