Crocker Bread

This crocker bread is amazing and was given to me by a friend.  At first, it was a disaster because I didn’t butter it all over.  Be sure to put the frozen dough in a prepared buttered crock pot, and brush the dough with butter, coating thoroughly.

Every crockpot is different, so if your bread doesn’t brown, once it has cooked and sounds hollow, take it out and brown it in the oven.  I really liked the tenderness of the bread prepared this way, but it IS the long  road to fresh bread.  Plus, the smell will drive you nuts but do NOT lift the lid. The bread will fall.

2 Ingredients:

• 1 frozen bread loaf
• butter

Procedure: 

1. Grease frozen bread loaf generously with butter.
2. Place in a well-greased baking pan which will fit in slow cooker.  (This could take quite a search, if you can’t find it, use tin foil, greased. 
3. Place pan in slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW 2 to 3 hours, or until bread is thawed and beginning to rise.
4. Turn to HIGH and bake 2 to 3 hours, until browned.

Bread will sound hollow when tapped on bottom. If needed, brown a few minutes in a 400 degree oven.  Cool on a rack.

Flavored butters go great with this!