Posted by This Sourdough Bread in the Ninja Foodi is baked in a multi-cooker; multi-cookers are known more generally as Instant Pots, Air Fryers, Crockpot or as in the case of mine, a Ninja Foodi.
My model is the Ninja Foodi MAX 14-in-1 SmartLid Multi-Cooker 7.5L, and it has 14 amazing functions, as it’s name suggests.
In an attempt to cut back on expensive energy costs, as usually this loaf takes 1 hour to bake in a very hot oven. I have exprimented with baking my usual Classic Sourdough Bread made Easy, but in my Ninja Foodi.
As you can see, the loaf is perfectly baked with a light, airy and chewy crumb. It took ONLY 25 minutes to bake at 180C.
PREPRATION TIME:
- yield: 1 LOAF
- prep time: 18 HOURS 30 MINUTES
- cook time: 25 MINUTES
- total time: 18 HOURS 55 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
- 60g recently fed sourdough starter
- 5g teaspoon sea salt
- 320ml tepid filtered water (or boiled water)
- 500g strong white bread flour
- Rice flour (for dusting)
INSTRUCTIONS:
2 to 3 hours before you want to start your sourdough bread, take the starter out of the fridge and feed it with 40g filtered water and 40g strong white bread flour. Mix well, cover with cling film (or a shower cap) and set to one side to start working. After 2 to 3 hours the starter should be frothy and light with lots of bubbles and it may be making a noise, as in singing! It’s now ready to use. Put the covered starter back in the fridge until it is needed next time you want to bake.
Place a bowl onto some digital scales and set the tare to zero. Add 60g of sourdough starter and set the tare to zero again; then add the salt and water, again, I find it easier to set the tare to zero before adding the flour. Take the bowl off the scales and mix well, it will look rough and lumpy, but never fear it will soon start to look like bread dough! Cover the dough with cling film/shower cap and set to one side.
After an hour, uncover it and with your hands, bring the dough from the outside, and fold it into the middle. Do this for about 15 to 20 times – I find it is easier if I rotate the bowl at the same time. Cover it and set to one side.
Do the folding and turning action two or three more times over the next few hours, by this time the dough will be smooth, elastic and sticky. I start this at about 3pm to 4pm and the dough is ready at about 8pm to 9pm.
Once the dough is smooth and elastic and it will have risen by now too, take a 22cm (9″) to 24cm (10″) banetton basket OR bowl and dust it with rice flour. Do one more set of folding actions with the dough and then place the ball of dough into the floured banneton basket or bowl.
Easing the dough up around the sides, sprinkle some more flour around it and then sprinkle some over the top of of the dough. Cover with cling film/shower cap and set to one side in a cool place to prove overnight. (I use my pantry which is about 14 degrees C)
In the morning, the dough will have risen overnight and you will have a large, round ball of smooth dough that’s ready to bake.
Tip the dough out onto a flour dusted board, and gently shape it into a round. Line the air-frying basket from the Ninja Foodi with baking or greaseproof paper, and ease the dough in to the lined basket. Score the top with a lame or a razor blade.
Pour 250mls of hot water into the Base Unit. Place the basket into the Ninja Foodi and close the lid. Select STEAM BREAD by moving the slider to the MIDDLE position, and set the cooking time for 25 minutes at 180C.
When the cooking time is up, the bread should be crusty and brown – but the base may be less coloured than the top. If you want a crustier base, then bake it for a further 5 minutes on a higher STEAM BREAD setting of 190C to 200C, or on a BAKE setting, until you have the crust colour and crispness desired.
Remove the bread and allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 to 45 minutes before slicing.
NOTES:
Traditional non-sourdough bread can also be cooked this way.
To prove the bread, select the PROVE setting at 35C for 50 minutes. Both sets of proving can be used on this setting.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Yield 12Serving, Size 1Amount Per Serving
