Oatmeal Amaranth Seeded Bread Crock Pot Recipes

OATMEAL AMARANTH SEEDED BREAD (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients, except the topping.
• In a pan, combine milk and water; heat until 120°F (~50C).
• Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour hot ingredients into the dry ingredients; combine WELL with a wooden spoon.
• Turn dough onto "well floured surface", knead dough until (per the original recipe "until the dough is elastic/pliable and no longer tacky.") I translated that into about 10 minutes of kneading and when the dough was "almost" as soft as a baby's bottom too! ;-).
• Shape dough into a ball; place on a piece of parchment paper; sprinkle with topping ingredients making sure to "gently" press the topping into the dough too! ;-) ; lower into Crock-Pot.
• Hint and Tip.
• I trimmed the excess parchment paper and also made sure the parchment paper inside the Crock-Pot was not touching the bread. ;-).
• Turn Crock-Pot to HIGH.
• Cook for a MINIMUM of 45 minutes! Open lid and check. If it "feels like bread", it is done.
• Hint and Tip.
• Use your finger to poke. It WILL tell you IF it is done. It WILL probably take additional cooking time. Mine too an additional 15 minutes. IF it needs longer, check ONLY at 15 minute intervals after the initial 45 minutes! :).
• When bread is done, remove from Crock-Pot; place on a flat tray; place on the middle rack of the griller/broiler until desired color.
• NOTE.
• Mine took about 15 minutes and note to self: A watched oven never cooks quicker! :).
• Remove from oven; place on a wire rack; cool completely before storing!

SLOW COOKER BREAD

Steps:

• Stir 1 cup water and yeast together in a small bowl until yeast is dissolved. Let sit until frothy or foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Mix flour and salt together in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid. Add yeast mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until evenly combined and no traces of flour remain. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons water and stir again; dough should be tacky but not wet.
• Cover container with the lid. Let dough rise at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Set slow cooker to High. Cut a piece of parchment paper to line the bottom of your slow cooker.
• Dust a clean work surface with flour. Knead dough briefly with floured hands to get rid of any air pockets. Shape into a round or oval loaf depending on the shape of your slow cooker.
• Sprinkle some of the sesame seeds on the bottom of the slow cooker. Sprinkle remaining seeds generously all around the loaf. Place dough in the slow cooker and cover with the lid.
• Cook on High for 2 hours. Lift the lid a couple of times during cooking to release the steam. An instant-read thermometer inserted deep into the loaf should read between 200 and 210 degrees F (93 to 99 degrees C). The surface of the bread should be dry and no longer spongy. Remove the loaf and tap the bottom; it should sound hollow.
• Remove loaf from the slow cooker. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely before cutting, at least 1 hour.

SLOW-COOKER OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until liquid is absorbed and oatmeal is tender. If desired, serve with additional milk, walnuts and cinnamon.