Tasty Healthy Whole Spelt Bread Recipes

WHOLE GRAIN SPELT BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl whisk together spelt flour, flax and sesame seeds, yeast and salt until combined.
• Add water and honey and stir until a dough starts to form. When you can no longer stir, turn out the dough on a floured surface and knead into a firm dough ball. The dough should be stretchy and elastic. When tearing of a piece, you should be able to stretch it gently to become transparent. This is called the "Window Pane Test". Alternatively, you can make the dough in a stand mixer with dough hook attachment.
• Place the dough into a clean bowl, cover with a dry kitchen towel and let it rise until doubled in size (about 1.5 hours).
• Lightly grease a loaf pan (9x5 inches). Turn the risen dough out onto a floured surface and stretch it out gently. Shape it into a loaf by first folding in the sides towards the center. Then roll the dough up from the bottom and gently tuck under the ends.
• Place the dough in the loaf pan - seam side down. Brush the top with water and sprinkle with extra seeds. Cover the loaf and let rise for 30 mins to 1 hour. The loaf should look obviously bigger than before, but doesn't exactly have to be 'doubled in size'.
• Preheat oven to 400° F. With a sharp knife make 3-4 diagonal cuts across the top of the risen loaf. Bake the spelt bread loaf for about 40 minutes until the top is golden brown and crusty. When tapping the bottom of the baked bread there should be a hollow sound. If using an instant thermometer, the internal temperature should be 190° F. Let the spelt loaf cool on a wire rack. Slice only once fully cooled.
• Tightly wrapped the spelt bread loaf keeps for about 4 days at room temperature. You can also wrap it airtight and freeze for later.

TASTY-HEALTHY WHOLE SPELT BREAD

Steps:

• Roast the sesame seeds and set aside.
• Grease a 11.5 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Dissolve yeast in a 1/2 cup of water.
• Sift flour into bowl. Add all other ingredients and mix until a smooth dough is formed.
• Fill dough into loaf pan and let dough rise for about 1 hour. The dough should rise noticable in that time. Otherwise extend time.
• Meanwhile preheat oven (480 F, 250 C).
• Put loaf pan into oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 390 F (200 C) and bake for another 45 minutes.
• Take bread out of the oven and turn it around. Bread should easily come out of the loaf pan.
• Put bread into the oven again and bake for additional 15 - 30 minutes. Check frequently. When you thump on the Bread and it sounds hollow, bread is done.
• Take the bread out of the oven and let cool down.
• NOTE: I take the bread out of the loaf pan after 1 hour of baking and bake it until it is done. If the bread should not come out of the loaf pan easily, bake it until it is done in the form. The bread is dense (I like it that way). The moisture can be regulated by baking time, but bake it at least for 1 hour.
• NOTE: You can replace the whole spelt flour against whole wheat flour. You could also use other seeds. Try what you like best.