April 20, 2020 - 3:53am
Baking in toaster oven, trying to get sandwich bread
I'm vegan as well so need to stay away from animal products. I can't use a dutch oven. I have about 4 inches between my lowest rack and the heating rods in the oven. I caught a silicone "poor man's dutch oven" on fire when I tried to put one silicone baking pan on top of another with a clip to hold them because the silicone top half hit the heating rod.
Any ideas how to get good sandwich bread with these constraints? So far my bread has been good but very heavy with a thick crumb. I'd like to get some more sandwich style if possible.
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I've made sourdough bread and baked it on my turbo broiler and had great results regardless of that constraint. Considering that your over heats much more similar to an actual full-size oven, you're off to a great start!
Maybe opt for flatter breads that are still soft? Like focaccia or ciabatta?
I'm open to other breads if a sandwich bread isn't possible. I'm trying to make all my own food, though.
If you want the classic square sandwich loaf, that won't be possible with that oven. But you can use the same dough and make it small, like dinner roll dimensions.
You don't mention if your toaster oven has lower heating elements.
If it does, can you set the oven controls to use only the lower elements?
My toaster oven has both upper and lower -- and I can use upper, or lower, or both.
I use both elements to pre-heat, and then use only the lower element to bake,
If you have lower heating elements, and can use them without the upper heating elements, then if your (metal) sandwich loaf baking pan can fit, it will work. You may have to buy a metal pan that is sized right, and then be careful how much dough you put in so when it rises, it won't hit the top of the oven.
Another thing I use: I bought a 9" diameter round baking stone, on amazon, and put it over the lower elements. It is under the rack. But it is not touching the lower elements, because there is a metal protective cage surrounding the heating elements. The stone is sitting on that cage/protector.
I have made a lot of bread in this toaster oven, including small boules, and a mini-pan loaf. But there is not enough room for a sandwich loaf pan.