You love bread but worry that you may be overeating the good stuff like most others. Staying healthy is all about moderation, variety, and getting your fiber. An excellent source of fiber is whole grains, plus they have lots of minerals and vitamins that are good for you, but whole-grain bread? It’s that hard, tough stuff that tastes like cardboard, right? Well, not if done right. Using spelt gives it outstanding nutty notes and a perfect sandwich crumb. This is my recipe for a whole-grain sourdough spelt loaf.
I have many recipes with spelt flour, and I like it, but this is the first time I’ve ever tried to make a recipe with whole bread using spelt—not just regular spelt flour, but coarse whole grain. I was surprised at what a great bread you can produce using this. It’s not at all like the whole-wheat stuff our Moms tried to get us to eat when we were kids.
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