Spelt Loaf
- 7 g dry yeast (sachet)
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 1 12 cups warm water
- 1 12 cups spelt flour (wholemeal specified)
- 1 12 cups spelt flour (white specified)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons linseeds
- 2 tablespoons oats (traditional rolled NOT INSTANT)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons milk
- butter (to serve)
- jam (to serve)
- Place yeast, sugar and warm water in a jug and whisk with a fork to dissolve yeast and then stand in a warm place for 10 minutes or until frothy.
- Sift flours into a large bowl and stir in sal, 1 1/2 tablespoons linseeds, 1 tablespoon rolled oats, yeast mixture and olive oil.
- Mix for form a soft dough and then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic (see note in intro).
- Place in a large, lightly greased bowl and cover and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
- Lightly grease 6cm deep, 10cm x 20cm (base measurement) loaf pan.
- Combine remaining linseeds and oats in a small bowl and set aside.
- Using your fist, punch dough down and then knead until smooth and then shape into a 22cm log and place in prepared pan .
- Cover lightly with greased plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for 30 to 40 minutes or until dough has almost doubled in size.
- Brush top with milk and sprinkle with linseed mixture and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until dark golden and hollow sounding when tapped.
- Turn onto a wire rack to cool.
- Serve with butter and jam.
yeast, caster sugar, water, flour, flour, salt, linseeds, oats, olive oil, milk, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spelt-loaf-449081 (may not work)