slow cooker questions

[osprey]

1. Can you make bread in a slow cooker?
2. Can you make cakes in a slow cooker?
3. Anyone have any pasta recipes for a slow cooker?

Thanks in advance.

[cockroach]

No you cant make bread. A slow cooker is mainly for meat & stews. I find Lamb shanks or brisket or whole chickens are best cooked in them as they retaim moisture then use the liquid to make a gravy. If making a stew or casserole always make sure to seal the meat fist so it is tender...yummm

[BBWCHATT]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/ Recipes/Question319414.html

[BBWCHATT]

Honey Wheat Bread

This is a bread that's baked in a slow cooker! It uses a special bread and cake baking dish that comes with some brands of slow cookers.

475 ml scalded milk
30 ml vegetable oil
60 ml honey
5 g salt
7 g active dry yeast
360 g whole wheat flour
125 g all-purpose flour
Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the vegetable oil, honey and salt; let cool until lukewarm. Preheat a 3 1/2 or 5 quart slow cooker and lightly grease the appropriate baking dish.
Pour the lukewarm milk mixture into a large bowl. Dissolve the yeast in the milk. Mix in the all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour in 1 cup at a time. Beat well until the dough has pulled together. Place dough into prepared baking dish. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Place dish in slow cooker, cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours, or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Place on wire rack to cool before serving.

[BBWCHATT]

Chocolate Pudding Cake

517 g chocolate cake mix
109.2 g instant chocolate pudding mix
460 g sour cream
4 eggs
235 ml water
180 ml vegetable oil
170 g semisweet chocolate chips
To bake in an oven: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in sour cream, eggs, water and oil. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
To bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

Alternate cooking directions: Pour batter into a 5 quart slow cooker that has been coated with non stick cooking spray. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Spoon into individual dishes.

[BBWCHATT]

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
30 g butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 onion, finely diced
560 g refrigerated biscuit dough (not cookie dough), torn into pieces
Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.
Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 30 minutes before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.

[BBWCHATT]

Crockpot Apple Pumpkin Cake

Apple pie filling and canned pumpkin combine with cake ingredients in your crockpot or slow cooker for an easy and moist dessert.

21 oz. can apple pie filling
2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pie filling)
3/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
1/3 cup oil
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. baking soda

Grease 3-5 quart crockpot and spoon pie filling into crockpot. Spread evenly over bottom.
Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl and beat with electric mixer to combine. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Pour this batter over pie filling in crockpot.
Cover crockpot and cook on high for 1-1/2 to 2 hours until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve cake warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

[BBWCHATT]

Crock Pot Lasagna Recipe

1 lb (500g) ground beef
1 large onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced (or 2 tspn pre-purchased garlic)
1 lb jar tomato spaghetti sauce - choose your favorite
8 oz (250g) fresh lasagna sheets (no boil - found in cold section)
1lb (500g) mozzarella cheese - grated/shredded
1lb (500g) ricotta cheese
2 oz (60g) parmesan cheese - grated/shredded
� cup milk
1 egg - lightly beaten
1 tsp oregano
salt and pepper
Optional other favorite herbs - depends how much is in the sauce you use.
mushrooms - sliced and added at end of frying meat
Method
1. Fry the beef, onion and garlic in a frying pan, using a tiny amount of oil.
2. Fry until slightly browned. And pour off any excess oil. Add tomato sauce and heat through.
3. Meanwhile, gently combine the ricotta, milk and egg.
4. Then mix in the mozzarella and parmesan. Retaining about 1 tbls of parmesan for later.
5. Now we are ready to construct it in the crock pot. We found there was no need to grease the pot, but if you must - do it now.
6. Using a large serving spoon or ladle, place about � of the meat mixture in the crock pot - spread evenly.
7. Top this with a layer of lasagna sheets, cut to size. (See the notes below)
8. Top this with 1/3 of the cheese sauce.
9. Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 once more. You should now have cheese sauce on top.
10. Now repeat step 6, then 7 and 6 again.
11. Top with remaining cheese sauce.
12. Sprinkle the retained parmesan on top.
13. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Notes
Serves 4-6

While not critical the layers should be -
meat, pasta, cheese, meat, pasta, cheese, meat, pasta, meat, cheese

To assist with cutting the lasagna sheets -
use a plate the same size as the crock pot & cut

[BBWCHATT]

Osprey - do you guys have these? They are made by the Reynolds Aluminum Foil people:

Reynolds� Slow Cooker Liners
are made of heat resistant nylon and designed to make slow cooker cleanup fast and easy. The liners help you avoid all that soaking and scrubbing that is associated with slow cooking. Simply place the liner in the slow cooker bowl, add ingredients, and cook as you normally would. After cooking, remove meal from the lined-slow cooker, allow to cool, and simply toss the liner. It�s that easy!

Reynolds� Slow Cooker Liners are 13"X21" liners, optimally-sized to fit 3 to 6.5 quart round or oval slow cookers. There are 4 liners in each carton, along with timesaving tips and delicious recipes.

Sizes
Reynolds� Slow Cooker Liners
13"x21" - 4 liners per carton
- for round and oval slow cookers from 3 to 6.5 quart

[blackandtan]

You can make bread ..I have done so quite successfully ..not your average white loaf but a similiar kind of bread to what BB has outlined below.You can also make cakes .treat yourself to a cookbook from Lakeland
http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/ !10667

Lots of cake recipes including Marbled Spice Cake
Light fruit cake
Carrot cake and Rich Chocolate Cake and an absolutely delicious Ginger cake which I have made and can vouch for.
Sorry I can't type these recipes for you on here ..I would be here all night :)
But the book is well worth a tenner and you can also get it in their shops if there is one near you saving you the online postage .

[blackandtan]

Outlined below ? Doh.. ..I meant outlined above !!

[cockroach]

I have just floowed that link BBWCHATT...some fab recepies on there..thx

[Narolines]

H'mm....osprey casserole......now there's a thought...!