Slow Cooker Bread Self Raising Flour

After panic buyers cleared out all the toilet roll and hand gel from supermarkets, they soon turned their attentions to pasta, rice and bread.

So the bread aisle is looking very bare in virtually all food stores.

And if you now find you don't have a loaf left in the house, you're probably wondering whether to keep popping back to the shop to see if any has been delivered or look online for a bread making machine instead.

Unfortunately, everyone else has already been thinking the same thing. Bread making machines are selling out as online shoppers go berserk creating a coronavirus survival bubble at home.

But one woman has found a way around all this - and everyone loves it.

If you're worried about a bread shortage in the house, then turn your attention to the slow cooker with this simple recipe (Image: Dannielle Luttrell)

And you won't need a bread making machine at all.

Savvy shopper Dannielle Luttrell has shared her brilliant recipe to make loaves of bread using a slow cooker.

The recipe quickly went viral with thousands of likes and shares, reports the MEN.

It might also be something to consider doing if you are stuck indoors with Covid-19 or self-isolating and starting to feel a bit bored and cooped up.

So here's Dannielle's recipe for what she's calling 'Literally The Best Bread Recipe Ever.' Tell us how you get on with it if you give it a try.

Ingredients

1/2 cup warm water

2 cups of warm milk

2 Tbsp melted UNSALTED butter

1-3 tablespoons of sugar (add more if you like sweeter bread)

3 tablespoons of active dry yeast (conservative side)

6 cups of whole wheat flour (or 3 cups whole wheat & 3 cups all-purpose flour)

2 teaspoons of salt

1 teaspoon of baking powder

No need for a bread making machine, you can use your slow cooker (Image: Dannielle Luttrell)

Method

Grab a big bowl, and stir the 1/2 cup of warm water, 1 (or more) tablespoons of sugar, 3 tablespoons of yeast. Wait for 5 minutes (no longer - mine went all over the place the first time!) – it should be frothy on the top. While you're waiting warm 2 cups of milk and 2 Tbsp of butter in microwave.

Next, add milk and butter to yeast mixture. Using a standing mixer slowly add the 6 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1 teaspoon of baking powder. Mix and knead the dough. (I used dough hook once I had incorporated most of the flour for about 5 minutes then kneaded by hand for another 5-7 minutes.)

Line your slow cooker with cooking (baking) paper and place in your round ball of dough. I will rise in the slow cooker as it heats through. Cook on High power for 2- 2.5 hours. Start checking at every 7-10 minutes until top is sponge-y but springs back and no moisture on the top. The bottom should be a nice brown colour as well as sides. I put mine (just the loaf) in the oven on broil/grill for less than 5 minutes to get a nice crusty top too!

NOTE: You can use a tea towel on top if you want to avoid condensation dripping in down on the loaf.

* Use UNSALTED butter or adjust extra salt added!

* Add MORE sugar if you want a sweet bread like in the shops.

* If you can't or are not skilled at kneading try the 50:50 ratio with whole wheat flour and all purpose flour, otherwise you will end up with a very dense loaf.

* Make sure it is completely cooked through - my loaf took 2 1/2 hours!!

* Slice and enjoy as whole grain toast or sandwich bread.