Spelt Bread Recipe

Spelt Bread is made from an ancient form of wheat. It’s lighter and sweeter, and it may just be your new favorite toasting bread!

For a whole wheat bread recipe that’s a little outside the box, dive into this spelt bread recipe! There’s a little instant coffee in this recipe to add a little flavor and body, taking this bread recipe from good to really great.

Spelt flour is made from an ancient strain of wheat and has a slightly sweeter and lighter flavor than wheat flour. Spelt is said to have a nutty flavor, but to be honest I don’t pick up on that.

I’ve also heard it is more easily digested than regular wheat flour, but of course this depends on each person and how your body processes wheat flour. It can be substituted for wheat flour in your favorite whole wheat bread recipes and is higher in protein, or so I am told.

You can read more about spelt flour here.

I love baking bread from scratch but if there are a lot of complicated steps involved, I won’t make the recipe often. When at all possible, like this spelt bread recipe, I like to keep it simple.

Dump, mix and knead is my favorite because it’s the lazy efficient way to mix bread dough if you like to bake frequently but are short on time.

Even with a few simple steps it’s easy for me to lose track when my mind is in several different places at once.

Tips for making this spelt bread recipe:

• The instant coffee powder is a must. It adds a little flavor and body. You can’t literally taste coffee, but you know if it’s omitted.
• Rise the dough in a warm place, ideally in a completely cool oven with a bowl of hot water sitting next to the bowl containing the dough. Whole wheat dough and spelt dough can take a little while longer if it’s not rising in a warm place.

Spelt bread can be made using just spelt flour but for a lighter loaf, I use some all-purpose or bread flour along with the spelt flour. This really helps if I’m low on spelt too.

I hope you enjoy this spelt bread recipe!

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