This document provides a recipe for making spelt bread. The recipe calls for spelt flour, salt, honey, yeast, olive oil, and warm water. The instructions describe how to mix the dry ingredients, dissolve the yeast in warm water, knead the dough for 5 minutes, let it rise for 1 hour, shape it into a loaf, allow it to rise again for 20 minutes, then bake at 200C for 30 minutes until hollow. Tips are provided at the bottom.

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Recipe
Sheet
Title:
Spelt
Bread
(makes
1
loaf)
Recipe
• 400g
spelt
flour
(spelt
has
a
low
gluten
content)
• 1½
teaspoons
of
salt
• 1
tablespoon
of
clear
honey
• 15g
fresh
yeast
(7g
dried
yeast)
• 2
tablespoon
olive
oil
• 300-­‐350ml
warm
water
Method
• Sieve
the
spelt
flour
into
a
bowl
and
mix
in
the
salt.
• Dissolve
the
yeast
with
the
honey
in
the
warm
water
–
don’t
use
all
the
warm
water.
• Make
a
well
in
the
flour
and
add
the
olive
oil
and
yeast
mixture.
• Bring
the
flour
together
and
add
the
rest
of
the
water
if
necessary.
• When
you
have
formed
a
dough,
Remove
from
the
bowl
and
knead
for
5
minutes
–
don’t
over
knead.
• Chaff
(make
into
a
ball)
and
cut
a
cross
in
to
the
top
of
the
dough.
• Put
dough
in
to
an
oiled
bowl
and
cover
with
oiled
cling
film.
Leave
for
1
hour
to
prove.
• Knock
back
and
make
into
a
loaf
shape.
Cover
and
leave
for
a
further
20
minutes.
Score
and
then
place
into
a
200c
oven
for
30
minutes
–
check
after
20
minutes.
• When
the
loaf
is
cooked
and
hollow
–
remove
and
allow
to
cool
on
a
wire
rack.

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Merlin
Cottage
Kitchen
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