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Crock pot bread sliced up on a wooden cutting board.
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Crock Pot Bread Recipe

Did you know you can make bread in your slow cooker? You sure can! Try this recipe for crock pot bread - it's a delicious yeasted bread with olive oil and rosemary. Plus, this homemade bread cooks in your crockpot in just 2 1/2 hours!
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours 45 minutes
Course: Bread Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 270kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Equipment

  • Simply Organic Whole Rosemary Leaf, Certified Organic | 1.23 oz | Rosmarinus officinalis L.
  • Reynolds Kitchens Unbleached Parchment Paper, 45 Square Feet
  • Crock-pot SCV800-R Express Crock Slow Cooker, 8 quart, Red
  • Red Star Active Dry Yeast 16 oz (1 Pound) Size

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons dried rosemary

Instructions

  • Start by mixing the warm water (105°F - 110°F), sugar, and active dry yeast together until sugar and yeast are disolved.
  • Let it sit for 15 minutes in a warm spot, until foamy.
  • Mix salt and 3 tablespoons olive oil into yeast mixture.
  • Stir in the flour and continue to mix until a shaggy loaf is formed (not super smooth, still lumpy).
  • Pour the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, until smooth and no longer sticky. You can also knead it with a dough hook in a stand mixer. 
  • Coat a large bowl with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Place the dough inside the bowl and turn it over so the dough is coated in olive oil. 
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set it in a warm spot to rise for 45 minutes, until doubled in size.
  • Line your crock pot with two sheets of parchment paper coated with cooking spray. 
  • Carefully place the dough in the crockpot and brush the remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil on top.
  • Sprinkle rosemary over the olive oil.
  • Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 2 1/2 hours.
  • Remove bread from slow cooker and brown under the broiler of your oven for 1-2 minutes, if desired. 
  • Let fully cool before slicing.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

If dough is still very sticky after kneading, slowly knead in small amounts of flour until no longer sticky.