Crockpot bread

Several years ago our life was crazy busy with three small kids all in at least one sport and multiple after school activities. I started using crockpots to cook alot of our meals. Now I have three crockpots that hardly get used. I decided to either start using at least one or get rid of them.

I have seen several crockpot bread recipes and they show this golden brown top and I know for a fact that will not happen in your crockpot. But nowhere in the reciped does it say they brown it in the oven or with a blow torch. Yesterday I found one that does tell you to place it in the oven to brown the top under a broiler. Here is my experience.

Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 packet of yeast
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons oil
1 cup warm water

Mix all dry ingredients together, mix the oil and water together, then mix everything together.

Mix until it starts to looks its stickiness. If it seems too sticky add a little bit of flour. Once its mix place on a table top dusted with flour and knead 5-6 minutes.

Line your crockpot with parchment paper, place dough ball in the bottom, put on lid and turn to high. Cook for 1 1/2 hours.

The recipe I followed said the bottom should start browning and thats when you take it out and place it on a baking sheet and place under broiler until brown. This will happen fast so dont walk away. My crockpot is older and I am guess like most things everyones in differnt. Mine had barely browned on the bottom so I left it a few minutes longer. I then took the bread out and put it on the baking sheet and popped it in a 350 degree oven. We like crusty bread. I brushed melted buttern on it at as well. I baked it for 10-15 minutes. I kept an eye on it.

We really loved the bread and the round rustic look to it. I will experiment more with this recipe.