Lightning bread
Fluffy bread from the microwave with only 5 ingredients
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Microwave bread? It works, and very quickly. And: you only need five ingredients! Here is the recipe.
Everyone loves fresh, fluffy bread with a crunchy crust. But with pre-dough, walking time, kneading and the like, bread baking is quite time-consuming. If you don’t feel like waiting too long and still want to bake fresh bread yourself, you should definitely try our recipe for lightning bread. You only need five ingredients and 40 minutes.
Blitz bread from the microwave: the recipe
Ingredients for 1 bread
- ½ cube of yeast
- 250 ml of lukewarm water
- 250 g flour
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
What you also need: A microwave with a hot air function.
Preparation:
- Dissolve the yeast in a small bowl in lukewarm water. Pour some flour over it and let it rise in the microwave at a low temperature (preferably 37 degrees, definitely below 50 degrees).
- Sift the remaining flour into a bowl. Add the pre-dough, vinegar and salt and mix into a liquid dough. Pour the dough into a microwave-safe dish and let it rise again for 20 minutes at a low temperature in the microwave.
- Then bake the bread in the microwave for ten minutes at around 600 watts using the microwave’s hot air function. Remove the pan and let the bread cool in the pan.
Can I bake the bread without a microwave?
If you do not have a microwave or your microwave does not have a hot air function, you can of course also prepare the bread in the oven or a hot air fryer. Simply bake in a pan at 180 degrees hot air for 10 to 15 minutes after proving.
In the event that your microwave does not have a low temperature setting for the yeast to rise, you can simply put the pre-dough in a warm place and let it ferment there for ten minutes.
Tip: You can also mix grains, seeds, and chopped nuts into the dough if you like.