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Spelt Bread Recipe

Spelt Bread Recipe

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Last Updated on March 9, 2024 – Originally Published on March 28, 2020

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I was in Grocery Outlet and noticed that they had some Bob’s Red Mill products.  It was a lucky day for me as I love Bob’s products and I love a bargain!

One of the types of flour for sale was spelt flour.  I’d heard of spelt flour, but had never tried it. 

I decided it was a sign and that’s how I came to make homemade spelt bread.

Spelt Bread - Out of Bread Mchine

The bread was a lovely brown and had a great shape.

This was the first spelt bread recipe that I’ve ever made.  It was a success too!

The crust of the bread was crisp and hard.  However, the bread itself was soft.  Spelt bread is delightfully hearty.

Using Specialty Flour in Times of Scarcity

People who aren’t familiar with making bread will pass on items like spelt flour or rye flour when they see them in the grocery store.  They’re just not sure how to use them.  

However, the savvy bread maker will scoop up these specialty items and incorporate them into their bread.  They know that these recipes are great and that using specialty flours can help stretch their supply of regular bread flour.  

For more recipes using specialty flour, check out this list of recipes using rye flour.

What is Spelt?

Talk about ancient grains, spelt was an important part of people’s diets in the Bronze Age! It’s mentioned in the bible.  It also has a place in Greek mythology, as spelt was a gift to the Greeks from the goddess Demeter.

Other names for spelt are dinkel wheat or hulled wheat.

Spelt is a cereal grain in the wheat family.  Some people may find spelt flour easier to digest than regular wheat flour.  

Vital Wheat Gluten

Note that this recipe calls for vital wheat gluten.

Vital Wheat Gluten

Gluten is a type of protein found in flour.  It adds strength to the flour and allows the bread to rise.

While vital wheat gluten looks like flour, it’s not.  Instead, it’s basically powdered gluten. It helps the bread rise.

In the past, I found vital wheat gluten in the Bob’s Red Mill area of my grocery store.  Now it’s more difficult to find.  Recently I’ve ordered vital wheat gluten online from Amazon.

Spelt Bread Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄4 cups water 
  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
  • 2  Tablespoons olive oil
  • 3  Tablespoons sugar
  • 3 1⁄2 cups spelt flour
  • 1 Tablespoon vital wheat gluten
  • 1 3⁄4 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Spelt Bread Instructions

I make the below recipe in my two-pound machine. Note that you’ll be using the whole wheat setting.

Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first.  With my machine (a Zojirushi Virtuoso Breadmaker), I add the liquid first. 

Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading.  Pop the top of the bread machine and look at the dough.  It should be a smooth, round ball. 

If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right.  If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks good.  

Spelt Bread Recipe

Spelt Bread Recipe

We really liked this spelt bread recipe. The crust of the bread was crisp and hard. However, the bread itself was soft. Spelt bread is delightfully hearty!
4.52 from 29 votes
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Course: Bread Machine Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread machine rcipe, spelt bread, spelt bread recipe
Yield: 12 slices per two-pound loaf of bread
Calories: 177kcal
Author: Marsha Perry

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 Cups (295.7 ml) water
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons (1.5 Teaspoons) salt
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 3 1/2 Cups (420 g) spelt flour
  • 1 Tablespoons vital wheat gluten
  • 1 3/4 Teaspoons (1.7 Teaspoons) bread machine yeast

Instructions

  • This is a recipe for a two-pound machine. Note that you’ll be using the whole wheat setting.
  • Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first.  
  • Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading.  It should be a smooth, round ball. 
  • If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right.  If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks good.  

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Notes

This is a recipe for a two-pound machine. You’ll be using the whole wheat setting.
This recipe was developed and tested using US customary measurements. Metric measurements are calculated automatically.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 2mg

 

All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.

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