I've just made my first ever loaf using spelt flour, and I'm so happy with how it's come out! No crumb shot just yet as she needs to cool, but yay!

Recipe:
300g strong white flour
200g spelt flour
100g active bubbly starter
320g water
12g salt

Method:
Mix starter, salt and water until combined, then add the flours.

Mix until shaggy, then leave covered for 15 minutes to rest.

After 15 minutes, knead for about 10 minutes, and then place back in the bowl for 30 minutes, and do a set of 4 stretch and folds. Repeat again about 30 minutes later.

After 2nd stretch and folds leave covered on counter to bulk ferment – this took about 6 hours in my kitchen last night – I don't have any idea what my ambient temp was, sorry.

Dough felt firm but elastic, and had risen by about 60% from initial volume, not sticky and pulled away from sides of the bowl with ease.

Preshape using envelope method, rest for 30 minutes, and then shape before placing in rice-flour dusted banneton.

Cover and refrigerate for 16 hours.

Preheat DO for 1hr at 250c, then score and place dough in DO, reduce temp to 220c, and bake covered for 30 minutes.

Uncover, then bake for another 20 minutes, reducing temp again to 200c.

Then place on cooling rack and wait (which is torture!) – my kitchen smells fantastic, and this is the best ear I've ever had on a loaf.

My decorative scoring needs work, but I'm so happy with the results.

by TheWyrdSmyth

3 Comments

  1. WideConflict7874

    Decorations, shmecorations. Spelt makes for a nice loaf.

  2. Force321X

    Switched my starter to spelt fed and never went back. It’s so good