Crab bread is a delicious, attractive version of bread that many people love. Today, TasteVN will share with you 2 simple ways to make crab bread using an air fryer. Let’s get cooking and start making this bread dish now!
1. Crab bread using an air fryer

Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients for Crab Bread using an air fryer For 4 people
All-purpose flour 250 gr Unsalted butter 10 gr Yeast 5 gr Chicken egg 1 piece Sugar 3 tablespoons Milk 10 ml Salt 1 teaspoon
How to make Crab Bread using an Air Fryer
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Mix the dough
You need to add flour into a bowl, then add 1/4 teaspoon of salt, yeast, and mix the mixture well.
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Knead the dough
Continue to add unsalted butter and fresh milk and knead until the dough is soft and smooth.
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Let the dough rise
Place the kneaded dough into a large bowl and let it rise for 30 – 40 minutes.
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Kneading and rolling the dough
The flour has been fermented and risen, you knead the dough to remove excess air and divide it into equal parts.
Continue shaping each piece of dough by rolling it into a long cylindrical shape. Note that you should roll it so that one end of the cylinder is thick and the other end is thin, as shown in the image below.
Then you roll the dough out to a thickness of about 0.2 cm.
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Shaping the bread and second proofing
You use a knife to cut the thick end of the rolled-out dough in half. Fold the two cut ends to the sides and slowly roll the entire piece of dough to shape the crab bread.
Finally, you stick the two ends of the dough together to complete the shaping of the crab bread.
After shaping the bread, you continue to proof the crab bread for 30-40 minutes.
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Baking bread using an air fryer
You place parchment paper at the bottom of the air fryer and arrange the proofed crab bread inside.
Crack the egg into a bowl, beat it well, then use a brush to evenly coat the surface of the crab bread with the egg so that after baking, the bread has an appealing color.
You continue to bake the bread using the air fryer for 15 minutes at a temperature of 115 degrees Celsius.
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Final Product
The crab bread after completion has an eye-catching brown crust, with a soft and fluffy interior, delicious and fragrant. This bread is very suitable for breakfast with your family.
2. Coconut Milk Crab Bread

Preparation
1 hour 40 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Coconut Milk Crab Bread Serves 2 pieces
Wheat flour 260 gr Butter 30 gr Egg 1 piece Yeast 4 gr Coconut milk 120 ml Sugar 30 gr Filling of choice a little (cheese/chocolate/…) Cooking oil a little Salt 1/2 teaspoon
How to make Coconut Milk Crab Bread
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Mix dry ingredients
First, put all the dry ingredients into a bowl, including 260g of flour, 4g of yeast, 30g of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and mix well.
Then, add 120ml of coconut milk and 1 egg to the bowl of flour, mixing until the ingredients form a mass and there is no dry flour left.
Next, place the dough on the table, add 30g of butter, and knead by hand for about 15 – 20 minutes until the butter is evenly incorporated into the dough. Note to knead until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky to the hands.
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Proof the dough
Place the kneaded dough into a bowl greased with oil. Then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let it proof for 60 minutes until the dough doubles in size.
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Shaping the crab bread
After letting the dough rise, take it out and gently knead to remove air bubbles, then roll it out into a rectangular shape.
Next, divide the dough into triangular shapes and roll each piece thinly to about half a finger’s thickness.
Then, cut a small slit at the bottom of the triangle, add your desired filling on top (cheese, fruit jam, chocolate,…) and use your hands to roll it up until all the dough is used.
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Baking the bread
After shaping the bread, let the dough rest for another 40 minutes. Finally, bake the bread in an air fryer at 170 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes to complete.
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Finished product
The bread is evenly baked, fragrant with an attractive golden-brown exterior. The bread is soft, fluffy, moderately sweet, and rich in the taste of butter and coconut milk, making it very appealing.
Eating coconut milk crab bread and drinking an additional glass of fresh milk will give you a complete breakfast!
Successful Execution Tips
- You can knead the dough using a machine to reduce kneading time.
- During fermentation, depending on whether the room temperature is cold or hot, the fermentation time may vary, faster or longer; you can tell it’s ready when the dough has doubled in size.
- Do not substitute yeast with baking powder or baking soda.
- Do not add salt directly to the yeast as it will kill the yeast.
- You can store the bread for 2 days in the refrigerator and 7 days in the freezer; just reheat it when you want to eat.
Product Information
- The recipe uses Hommy BF525 5-liter air fryer for baking. The power is 2000W, and the hot air convection technology helps cook food quickly and evenly.
- The touch control panel with a display screen makes it easy to monitor and adjust the temperature and timer accordingly.
- The outer shell is made of stainless steel, and the pot interior is made of aluminum alloy coated with Daikin non-stick, which minimizes food sticking, is durable, and easy to clean.
Hope that with the 2 how to make crab bread using an air fryer that TasteVN just shared will help you add more recipes to your chef’s notebook. Wishing you success!