Wanted: Bread Recipe for Solar Oven

Anyone have any starting bread recipes for a solar oven? I will be buying one soon so I would like to utilize it right away.

One using corn and a separate one for wheat flour?

And for those of you reading the thread and don't have a recipe... just so you don't have to go away empty handed, I have included a no-knead recipe that I use and it makes yummy bread. I have a Large Dutch oven (12") so I just double the recipe.

No Knead Bread


3 C Flour
1 1/2 C Water
1/4 tsp Yeast
1 1/2 tsp Salt


Mix into a bowl and sit overnight


Take dough out of bowl and turn it into a puffy round.
(Roll it in under itself.)


Let rise (under a floured towel and on a piece of
parchment paper) for 2 hours.


Preheat Dutch Oven for 30 minutes at 450 degrees.


Flour top of dough. Score dough.


Set dough parchment side down, into preheated dutch oven.


Put lid on top.


Bake at 450 for 1/2 hour.
And another 15-25 minutes with lid off.
(180 degree internal temp)

Ohh,

If you use the above recipe minus the yeast, flatten it out and cut the dough into Biscuits 4"x 4" and 1/4 inch thick, poke holes in the biscuits and bake them at 350, checking for "doneness" every 15 - 20 minutes until they are hard as rocks, you have hard tack!

Thanks, I have a sun-oven and made lots of bread. I'll try this out too!

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Thanks, I have a sun-oven and made lots of bread. I'll try this out too!

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Let me know how it works, I have yet to settle on a particular oven yet. The bread it supposed to be no-knead and easy to do. It makes quite yummy bread in my oven.

Do you have the off putting smell that some of the negative comments on Amazon have mentioned about the sun-oven?

I would like to get a solar oven as well but have no idea for the best buy / make for the buck?? Let us know what you settle on.

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Do you have the off putting smell that some of the negative comments on Amazon have mentioned about the sun-oven?

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Nope, never had it. I have a video on youtube, let me find the link.

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Nope, never had it. I have a video on youtube, let me find the link.

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Did you cure it like I read that the instructions say from what i heard that others have done? A small amount of negative feedback on the product (10 out of 70 ish) had issues with the paint on the inside peeling off and creating a plastic flavor on the food.

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Did you cure it like I read that the instructions say from what i heard that others have done? A small amount of negative feedback on the product (10 out of 70 ish) had issues with the paint on the inside peeling off and creating a plastic flavor on the food.

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I did cure it first, during this process the unit had a plastic smell to it but I haven't had an issue since. Here's the youtube link, I had to re-publish it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNhWhjVdE8

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Originally Posted by GearHead

I did cure it first, during this process the unit had a plastic smell to it but I haven't had an issue since. Here's the youtube link, I had to re-publish it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNhWhjVdE8

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Subbed to your channel looking forward to more. Was an entertaining vid. Your G-Daughter reminds my of my daughter. :-)

The oven you have is warmer (probably because it is smaller than the other oven out there)than the SOS solar oven. The SoS solar oven is larger apparently. But here in Colorado I want a warmer oven for a possible Winter time pasteurization/slow cooking method. (my water storage solution is perfect for this oven)

Wow.. now I feel old. That was my daughter. I'll get my other vids reposted soon.

Lol! I thought she called you Grandpa. Lookin forward to more vids!

I'm refreshing this thread in hopes of seeing some recipes. I'm in the midst of a project to design and build some collapsible solar ovens that I can make with my CNC router. Once we have a prototype around the end of April, I want to try grinding some wheat and making bread with it.

I don't make this in a solar oven, but this is the recipe I use for bread. I abuse my kitchenaid stand mixer, but this can be kneeded by hand.

Whole Wheat Bread

★★★★
Makes: 2 Loaves | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:

• 4 1/2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
• 3/4 cup Warm Water
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 4 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup Vital Wheat Gluten
• 2 1/2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1/3 cup Honey
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp Water

Directions:

SPONGE
In mixing bowl place 3/4 cup warm water. Add 4 1/2 tsp yeast and stir. Add 1 cup flour and stir. Cover bowl with plastic and let sit in warm spot for 45 min to 1 hour.
DOUGH
When sponge is ready, add 1 1/2 cup warm water and 2 cups whole wheat flour and use mixer with mixer blade to stir. Add 1/2 cup vital wheat gluten, 2 1/2 tbsp oil, 1/3 cup honey, and 1 tbsp salt. Mix well. Using mixer speed 2 add remaining 2 cups flour 1/2 cup at a time while mixing.
Switch to dough hook. Add tbsp of flour at a time until bread stops sticking. Knead the dough with dough hook for 10 minutes at #2 speed setting. When dough is ready you should be able to draw the dough into a ball without cracks forming on the surface.
Place dough in a greased plastic bowl and cover with plastic. let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours until doubled. Poke bread, if hole just stays there it is ready.
Place dough on floured surface and press all air out. Cut the dough in half. Shape two loaves by flattening dough into a long shape and rolling it up like a towel making sure not to leave any air gaps. Pinch the sides over so they are smooth.
Place dough in bread pans and cover with plastic. Let rise and hour or less. Poke test should fill in slightly.
Preheat oven to 350. Mix egg and tbsp of water and brush over the tops of the loaves. Bake bread for 40 minutes. Cool for 1 hour before serving.