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May 13, 2009 - 6:27pm
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Steve H

Spelt Sourdough Recipe

I tried out this recipe:


http://www.breadtopia.com/spelt-bread-recipe/ [1]


And it was great!


I especially loved the honey, which was added to aid in fermentation, but left a nice residual sweetness behind as well.  I think I might have had a bit extra honey in there when I made it.


The ingredients were thus:


530 grams (about 5 cups well fluffed up) whole spelt flour
350 grams (~1+1/2 cups) water
10 grams (1+1/2 tsp) salt
3 Tbs honey or sugar or 2 Tbs agave
1/4 cup sourdough starter


The video goes into details which I've summarized below:


You basically combine the ingredients and let sit for 3 hourr at room temperature, doing a single stretch-and-fold at one hour intervals.  You then let it bulk ferment overnight, pinch the top to make a tight skin and seal, let sit in a proofing basket for an hour and a half and bake until 200F on the inside.


Has anyone else tried this recipe?  I think this is the best wheat bread I've tasted in my (short baking) life.


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Links:
[1] http://www.breadtopia.com/spelt-bread-recipe/