Three-minute spelt bread

Spelt is an ancient form of wheat that is high in protein and vitamins B and E. It is also digestible by some people with sensitivity to modern wheat. Spelt is an excellent bread making flour, with good quality gluten and an intense flavour.

This Real Bread recipe comes from Sybille Wilkinson of Gilchesters Organics in Northumberland, where they grow and mill their own organic grain, including spelt.  The recipe was created by Sybille's German grandmother.

Ingredients

500g spelt flour
10g dried active yeast
500g/ml Warm water
½tsp salt
50g sunflower seeds
50g sesame seeds
50g linseeds

Method

1. Mix the dry ingredients together and mix in the water. 
2. Stir well - this recipe doesn't need kneading
3. Scrape the dough into a greased loaf tin.
3. Bake in a hot oven (200°C) for 60 minutes.
4. Take it out of the tin and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes.

As with all bread, leave to cool before serving.

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