Monday, November 18, 2013

Bread by Artisan Bread in Five in a crockpot


Artisan Bread in Five minutes a day has this really great recipe that is absolutely simple.  I stumbled across the recipe on Pinterest when I was looking for a recipe to make bread at home.  Go check out their website and learn to save your family BIG BUCKS by baking these beautiful  loaves at home.  There is only 4 ingredients to this bread vs commercial breads that have a zillion different things in it.  I never understood the use of high fructose corn syrup in making bread.  Anyone looking for a bread without the added sweetness, this is the recipe for you.


3 cups warm water
1 package yeast
1 tsp salt
6.5 cup unbleached all purpose flour (add 1/4 cup more if you are using King Arthur)

Pour yeast and salt into water.  Combine.  Add flour.  Stir well.  Proof for 2 hours.  Weigh out a pound. Shape into a round ball.  Dust top with flour and make 3 slashes with sharp knife.  Make sure that it is deep slashes.



Place a piece of parchment in crockpot and set on high for about 1 hr.  Brown in oven on broil for a few minutes.  If you don't have a crock pot, bake in oven for 30-35 mins on a stone.  If you don't a stone, place the loaf on parchment paper and a baking sheet.




Allow for loaf to cool completely, otherwise the bread will be nasty looking on inside when you cut into it.

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