After a few attempts, I have finally succeeded in baking the perfect bread in the ninja! At first, my loaves resembled bricks with zero rise – hard and inedible. It wasn’t until I realised that the heat from the ninja came from the top, resulting in a crust forming too quickly, that I began to make progress. Its all in the steam….
Recipe below for anyone wanting to give it a go.
300g very strong bread flour
200ml water
3/4 teaspoon instant yeast
Combine water and yeast mix well then add flour. Kneed in stand mixer for 2 mins then add salt. Continue to kneed for 10 mins.
Place in a warm place for 1 hour. ( As I have the 11 in 1 smart lid model I like to pre heat using the dehydrate function at 40 degrees for 5 mins. I then pop the dough in a bowl cover it using a shower cap and place it inside the ninja foodi making sure to turn it off at this point)
After your dough had proofed for an hour shape the dough and put into banneton.
Leave for 1 hour.
Now we are going to steam bake for 35 mins.
Add 500ml of water to the bottom on the ninjas pot. now put in the crisp basket.
Place dough on baking parchment and drop into crisp basket.
Start off at 195 degrees Celsius let the ninja reach its steam point and once it starts cooking (you will hear the fan engage) cook for 5 mins then reduce to 170 for the remainder 
Cool on wire rack
Daz bakes bread 