Spelt Bread

Photo: flickr user haabet2003

Ingredients

cup Arrowhead Mills Spelt F

1 pkt yeast (2 ¼ tsp)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon salt

1 up warm water

Preparation

For Bread Machines:Place all ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Bake one shortest cycle possible (NOT quick bread cycle). If loaf falls a craters during baking cycle, decrease water slightly next time. For Baking in Oven:

Dissolve yeast in water with honey and vegetable oil. Add salt and 1 1/2 cups Spelt Flour. Beat well for 3-4 minutes. Cover with damp cloth and let set in warm place for approximately 30 minutes or until double in size.

Add remaining flour turning onto floured board to knead. Knead until smooth adding additional flour if necessary.

Place in oiled loaf pan, cover with damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (approximately 30 minutes). Preheat oven 350F.

Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown.

YIELD: 1 loaf

NOTES : Hope this is what you're looking for. I am going to try this first as written, then may add a bread dough enhancer minus the wheat gluten. Some time ago a few people submitted their own recipes for dough enhancers. I have all the ingredients except the whey which was called for in one of the submissions. Guess I'll have to go to a health food store for that ingredient as Fresh Fields doesn't seem to carry it. I will also probably add 1/4 cup dry milk and 1/4 cup potato flour as I find those additions make a nice loaf of bread in my whole wheat bread recipes.