I have done a small experiment - baked bread in an air fryer.
I am sure I used quite a bit less energy as compared to oven.
It’s definitely not as flexible of what shape I can bake, but the crust was crunchy and it tasted right.
I have bought a special baking tin for the air fryer though.
Method
This is the first time I tried it, but here is the info.
450g of flour + 1 cup of water + 65g of sour dough starter + 1 tsp salt + 2 tbsp oil
Airfryer:
- 3 minutes preheat
- 10 minutes at 200C
- 10 minutes at 180C
- then I took it out of the basket, turned the bread over
- 5 more minutes at 180C
On the shoulders of giants
My starting guidance/idea for the baking process was based on this: https://www.supergoldenbakes.com/air-fryer-bread/
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