Our passion is great bread!
This Crusty Spelt Bread, baked in a loaf pan, utilizes an overnight sponge to help develop the gluten structure and enhance the flavor. I’ve used this method a few times; each time with a different type of flour. For this experiment, I used a mixture of white and whole grain Spelt. Using an overnight sponge helps with gluten development. This is particularly useful when working
No Knead Chocolate Spelt and Prune Bread! I know what you’re thinking… prune bread? Umm, no thanks! That was my initial thought when I learned the Bread Baking Babes (BBBs) were making Chocolate Prune Bread this month. It seems the childhood memory of eating prunes in the school cafeteria still haunts me. When I was growing up, the cafeteria sometimes served prunes for dessert. These
This Spelt Country French Bread, made with all-purpose and whole grain spelt, utilizes the straight dough method and works well if you want to make a quick loaf for a weeknight meal. I made the dough for this bread in a bread-baking tool called the EZ DOH. It is a manual bread dough mixer created by Ginny, The Loaf Lady! Her marketing manager (aka husband)
