Slow Cooker Whole Wheat Bread

By Ardissa

A fluffy, moist wheat and oat bread with a crisp crust. Perfect for baking bread without an oven in the summer.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• Servings:
• 12 12
• Units: US | Metric
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 cup warm skim milk or 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup rolled oat
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 whole egg
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 195mins

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1
Grease a deep metal or glass bowl or 1 lb coffee can (we use a glass 18 cm Pyrex soufflé dish); turn slow-cooker on high to preheat.
2
Dissolve yeast in water; combine with milk, oats, salt, oil, honey, egg, and wheat germ.
3
Add flour and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
4
Turn dough immediately into bowl or can; coverLOOSELYwith foil.
5
In bottom of slow-cooker, place 1/2 cup of water and a trivet or some crumpled foil.
6
Place can or bowl on this; cover and bake on High for 3 hours.
7
Note: sides of bread brown and crisp beautifully, top will slightly brown and be soft to touch.
8
Yield: 1 medium sized loaf of bread.