The Windmill Cast Iron Enameled Bread Baking Bowl

There's nothing better than freshly baked bread. With the bread baking ball, you can bake the most delicious bread in your own oven at home! The unique design of the bread baking ball creates steam during baking, allowing the bread to rise properly and develop a deliciously crispy crust.

But why is that steam so important? In a bakery, steam is added as soon as the bread dough goes into the oven. The steam creates a thin layer of water on the dough, which delays the formation of the crust. This allows the bread to rise properly during the first part of the baking time. Halfway through the baking time, the steam disappears, the bread is then properly risen, and can then be baked until crispy and golden brown. The bread baking ball mimics this process, giving you the ideal bread baking oven for your home.

Enameled
The bread baking bowl is made of enameled cast iron. Cast iron retains heat for a long time and ensures good heat transfer to the bread dough. Because the bread baking bowl is enameled, it is water-resistant, rust-free, easy to clean, and dough is less likely to stick. Traditionally, bread was baked in a cast-iron pan, the Dutch oven, using the pan as an oven. The bread baking bowl utilizes the properties and advantages of cast iron, but lets the oven do the work. The sturdy stainless steel lid knob ensures you can easily grip the lid of the bread baking bowl with oven mitts. With the integrated handles allow you to easily move the entire bread baking bowl.

Baking bread
To bake bread, use both the base and the lid together in the oven. How do you use the bread baking ball? Place the oven rack low in the oven and place the bread baking ball (both the base and the lid) on the rack. Preheat the oven with the bread baking ball for at least 30 minutes to 240°C (450°F). Use oven mitts to remove the lid from the ball, slide the bread onto the base rack, and replace the lid. Reduce the oven temperature to 220-230°C (425-456°F) and bake the bread for about 20 minutes. Remove the lid with an oven mitt and bake the bread for 15-25 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Let the bread cool on a wire rack.

Also perfect for pizza, quiche, flatbread and much more!
Besides the tastiest bread, you can also use the bread baking bowl for pizzas, quiches, savory pies, flatbreads, and much more. In that case, use the bowl without the lid.

The bread baking ball was developed in collaboration with Rutger Bakt. On www.rutgerbakt.nl/broodbakbol Includes a collection of bread recipes, instructions on how to use this loaf pan, and even more delicious inspiration for the bread baking ball. The bread baking ball is also suitable for baking bread on a gas barbecue with a lid, kamado, or other closed barbecue.

The bread baking ball on the barbecue

For the ultimate outdoor chef, nothing beats smoking and cooking in the fresh air. A fresh loaf of bread, we all love it. Now you can bake the most delicious bread at home, just as beautifully risen and crispy as the one from the bakery. With the help of your trusty Q, you can also make the most delicious loaves, quiches, pizzas, and flatbreads from your own garden. Or better yet, from your lounge chair while the barbecue does the cooking. How does it work? We'll explain!

Baking bread

Baking bread requires top and bottom heat, just like an oven, and it's important to be able to reach a temperature of 240°C. A barbecue with a lid, such as a Kamado or kettle barbecue, is therefore essential. It's important that the temperature remains stable, and you also want to use indirect heat so your bread cooks evenly and doesn't burn. A heat shield in your barbecue ensures this even heat distribution. It's also called a plate setter, conveggtor, or heat deflector. If your barbecue doesn't have a heat shield, but does have a lid, you can strategically place the coals. For example, place them along the outer edge of your barbecue or, if your barbecue is large enough, place them on the left and right sides of the barbecue so they're not directly underneath the bread-baking bowl. Make sure your air regulator is open to allow all the flue gases to escape.

Preheat
Even when using it on the barbecue, preheat the cast iron! If the heat is already in the cast iron, it's transferred directly to the dough, resulting in a much nicer, crispier result. And that's what we're aiming for!

Let's bake!
The actual baking process is no different from using it in the oven. So, you can follow the steps in your desired recipe. Depending on the type of bread you want to make, you can use the bread baking bowl with or without a lid.

The enameled bread baking bowl doesn't need seasoning, prevents dough from sticking, and is optimally protected against rust. So, maintenance is a breeze!