Spelt Bread

I love the smell of fresh baked bread. In an effort to stay away from food that contain white flour, I switched to spelt bread. However, with a cost at over $5 a loaf I found it cheaper to make my own.

Here's my receipe. Try it and let me know what you think.

2 Cups warm water (105-119 degrees)

2 Tablespoons of Yeast

3 Tablespoons of Brown Rice Syrup*

2 Teaspoons of sea salt

6 Cups of Spelt flour (a mix of white & whole).

3 Tablespoons of Butter (melted)

Coconut Oil*

Combine yeast and water in a large bowl and dissolve yeast (approx 10 mins). Stir in melted butter and salt.

Add 1/3 of the spelt flour and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon.

Add another 1/3 of the flour and then the remaining flour until the dough becomes stiff.

Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5-6 mins.

Do not clean (wash) your mixing bowl yet!

It is important not to OVER KNEAD the dough.

Melt a generous tablespoon of Coconut Oil* and coat your mixing bowl (even if there are pieces of the dough left on the sides after scraping the dough out. Its ok they come out at the end).

Place the dough in your greased bowl and turn to coat it. Cover it with a dishtowel and let it rise for 2 hrs.





Prepare two baking pans (I use stoneware. I find that it bakes better and it's healthier too) by coating them with coconut oil. I use it in its solid state to coat the pans.

After the dough has risen punch it down and remove it from the bowl. It should slide out and leave your bowl super clean!

Divide into two equal parts and place them in the baking pans. Smooth them out and let rise for 1 hour.

Then place them on a cookie sheet in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 45 mins. Turn out onto a cooling rack before storing.











Footnotes:

Coconut Oil- I use coconut oil because olive oil turns into a transfat at high temperatures so I use it for all my cooking and olive oil for cold dishes and dressings.

Brown Rice Syrup - better for you than honey (less calories, carbs and sugar).

Cost: I figured it cost $5 to make 2 loaves of bread.