20220704 Instant Vortex Air Fryer Burger Buns and more
Hello, friends!
I made burger buns in the air fryer on the 4th of July, but I didn't document the process.
[1] So I re-baked and took pictures. This is the Instant Vortex Plus Clear model. It has a wider but shorter interior than my Corsori air fryer.I used two Target Made by Design 8" pans (online purchase, now on sale for $2.80 till Wednesday 7/13) to prove and bake the buns. During proofing, I used a small glass container to push the pans, making sure they were completely closed to keep the dough moist. Remove the glass container before baking.
[2] No opening between the pans during actual baking, it's shown here to illustrate the setup. [3]I mixed my daily milk bread dough and bulk fermented it in my Zojirushi bread machine. After shaping, I proved the buns (covered) in the air fryer at 115F x 40mins using its dehydrating function.
90g x 3 buns[4] Egg washed
[5] No preheat Baked at 400F x 13mins, checked (can bake for 2 more mins for a darker crust like the one I baked on July 4th)
[6] Turned the pans upside down, baked at 400F x 5 mins, and checked again. Bake longer if needed.
[7] Same milk bread dough baked as dinner rolls. Same temperature and timing. 70g eachtotal flour 260g
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[9] To make a boule in the Instant Vortex Clear air fryer I use the black baking pans shown below to make boules in my Corsori air fryer, but they are too tall for the Instant Vortex. [10] So I got a German brand springform pan, which is slightly shorter, and covered it with the above black pizza pan to make boules in the Instant Vortex.
[11] No preheat 400F x 15minsflip400F x 10 mins, checkbake longer if needed260g flour, ~480g dough [12]
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[14] Made some rings following Gavin's ideas.
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[23] While the buns had a perfect mini-burger shape, the areas covered by the rings didn't brown well, even though I had already removed the rings halfway.
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[25] Made some French rolls in the Instant Vortex.
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[27] I used Baker's Secret pans to bake some rolls in the Cosori. Target pans are too big to fit there. Generally, Instant Vortex browns more evenly than Cosori. [28]
[29] Lastly, make sure not to use stainless steel or any other light-colored pans to make bread in the air fryer.
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[31] Almost no browning at halftime, and the finished loaf was very pale. [32]
See here [33] and here [34] for another air fryer bake P.S. The air fryer can accommodate two 250g pans,👇👇👇 which are equivalent to one 9x4x4 loaf, I believe. [35] [36]