Homemade bread is the perfect fix for morning breakfast. Bake air fryer breads over the weekend and enjoy the fresh smell in the kitchen, It is healthier to commercial made ones. You can also use the same dough to make a pizza base or just make buns from left over dough when you make a pizza base in an air fryer. You can also toast frozen bread in air fryer.
Toasting bread and bagels in air fryer is easier as it heats faster. You can also use it to bake frozen samosas and frozen garlic bread. If you want to reheat bread in air fryer, just preheat it for 3-4 minutes before placing bread in it. Other air fryer snack recipes include Air fryer pasties, Air fryer tofu nuggets, air fryer homemade tortilla chips, Air Fryer Stuffed Bell Peppers, air fryer focaccia ,vegan soy curls , air fryer sweet potato hasselback & chocolate hot cross buns.
Homemade buns are easy to make. These homemade rolls are fluffy soft bread and once you make your own you will fall in love with it again & again. You can also experiment with flours. There is no smell better than freshly baked bread.
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Ingredients
- Plain flour / all purpose flour
- Yeast in warm water with sugar
- oil
- water to knead the dough
- salt
Equipment
- stand mixer
- round pan / loaf tin
- mixing bowl
- oven or air fryer
- brush
Instructions
- Add sugar to lukewarm water, mix until it dissolves. Add yeast to sugar water, so that it activates.
- This will make the mix frothy and activate in 15 minutes.
- Add this yeast mix with flour ,water and salt mix
- Add oil to the mix
- Start mixing the dough while adding the remaining water. Bread dough needs to be a little wet and sticky but smooth.
- Keep it aside for 30 minutes to rise.
- Once it has doubled, punch it down and knead it again.Divide the flour in equal portions, give them a round shape using oiled hands
- Arrange them in an oiled baking tray or a round pan with some space in between the buns.
- Let it rest for 30 minutes. You will see the dough rise and sides might touch each other.
- Make a mixture of melted butter and milk
- Once risen(after 30 minutes), bake in a preheated air fryer at 180C for 15 minutes or until it sounds hollow when you tap it on the top.
- Brush with the butter/milk mixture at the end and allow them to cool completely.
- Allow the golden brown bread to cool down for an hour after taking it out of the baking tin.
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Variation - Air fryer burger buns
You can make burger buns in similar manner
Just roll a piece of dough and place it on the baking tray ,allow it to rise for 30 minutes or more.
Bake in a preheated air fryer at 180C for 13-15 minutes
Variations - Air fryer dinner rolls
You can choose to add additional flavors to this bread , like I like to add roasted garlic and oregano. 4-6 cloves of garlic and 1 tbsp. of dried oregano
You can make variations of this bread recipe. Add some with tutti frutti bread if you like it sweet. You can also add some spices to make your own masala buns. You can stuff it to make bread roll or serve it as vada pav. I love warm butter loaded buns with some strawberry preserve or spicy marmalade just like Paddington.You can make your variations of dinner buns by adding some sesame seeds, or chia seeds.
Substitutions
You can use bread flour, rye flour or whole wheat flour to make this recipe. However water and cooking time will vary according to the flour used. You can also line the tray with parchment paper if needed.However I prefer oiled tray as it ensures less wastage and also direct heat on the bread.
FAQs
It should spring back when pressed.
It should have a hollow sound when you strike it with a thumb at the bottom.
If your oven is too hot, you might end up with undercooked bread. It can also be raw, if you do not bake it long enough and wait for hollow sound.
Preheat your air fryer for 2-4 minutes to make your air fryer bread toast. Place the bread in the air fryer basket. Toast it until crisp. Usually takes 3-5 minutes at 180C depending on how you like it. Flip halfway.
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Equipment
- Stand mixer for kneading (optional)
- brush
- Mixing bowl
- loaf pan / round baking tin
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2 teaspoon yeast
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 cup water use ¼ cup for yeast and rest with flour
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- salt as per taste
- 1 tablespoon butter soft butter for brushing at the end
- 1 tablespoon milk for brushing at the end
Instructions
- Add sugar to lukewarm water, mix until it dissolves. Add yeast to sugar water, so that it activates. This will make the mix frothy and activate in 15 minutes.
- Add this yeast mix with flour ,water and salt mix.Add oil to the mix
- Start mixing the dough using dough hook attachment while adding the remaining water.The dough needs to be a little wet and sticky but smooth.Keep it aside for 30 minutes to rise.
- Once it has doubled, punch it down and knead bread dough again.Divide the flour in equal portions, give them a round shape using oiled hands
- Arrange them in an oiled baking tray with some space in between the buns.Let it rest for 30 minutes. You will see the dough rise and sides might touch each other.
- Make a mixture of melted butter and milk
- Once risen(after 30 minutes), bake in a preheated air fryer at 180C for 14-16 minutes or until it sounds hollow when you tap it on the top.
- Brush with the butter/milk mixture at the end and allow them to cool completely.
Notes
Food safety
- Keep the kitchen well ventilated while cooking.
- Never leave the cooking food unattended.
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