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Honey Spelt Sourdough Bread

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:57:22 -0700
v117.n030.3
If you have problems creating your own sourdough starter, you can now 
buy it from King Arthur: 
<http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/classic-fresh-sourdough-starter-1-oz>.

* Exported from MasterCook *

                        Bread, Honey Spelt Sourdough

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Serving Size  : 18    Preparation Time :0:00
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         Levain:
   1                cup  spelt flour
      1/2           cup  water -- room temperature
   1         tablespoon  "fed" (ripe) sourdough starter
                         Dough:
   3               cups  spelt flour
   1               cups  King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour -- see note
                         all the levain
   1                cup  lukewarm water
   2        tablespoons  unsalted butter -- melted
   2        tablespoons  honey
   1 1/4      teaspoons  salt
      1/2      teaspoon  instant yeast

Note: 1 to 1 1/2 cups, 4 1/4 to 6 1/4 oz

The night before you're going to bake, make the levain: Weigh the 
spelt flour, or measure it by gently spooning it into a measuring cup 
and sweeping off the excess. Mix the spelt flour, water, and starter 
together, cover, and set aside at room temperature for 12 hours, or 
overnight. At this time the levain should be expanded and very 
bubbly, but not yet starting to fall.

The next day, weigh the flours, or measure them by gently spooning 
them into a measuring cup and sweeping off the excess. Combine the 
flours with all the levain, and the remaining dough ingredients.

Mix and knead everything together - by hand, mixer, or bread machine 
set on the dough cycle - until you have a soft, smooth, elastic 
dough, incorporating only as much of the remaining 1/2 cup of 
all-purpose flour as you need to keep the dough from sticking; it 
will quickly become smooth and elastic.

Let the dough rise, covered, for about 1 hour. It won't double in 
that time, but it will start to get puffy.

Meanwhile, grease a covered bread loaf baker.

After an hour, remove the dough from the bowl and form it into a 9" 
log. Place the loaf in the baker, cover it with the baker's lid, and 
let it rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

About 30 minutes before you're ready to bake, preheat your oven to 425F.

Remove the lid of the baker, and slash the loaf lengthwise down the 
center; dusting the loaf lightly with flour will help you make a 
neater slash and gives the finished loaf a nice artisan look. Place 
the cover back on the baker.

Bake the bread for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 
400F and bake for 25 to 30 minutes longer. Remove the lid, and bake 
for another 5 minutes or so, until the loaf is nicely golden; a 
digital thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf should read 190F.

Remove the bread from the oven, turn it out of the baker immediately, 
and cool it thoroughly before slicing.

Store bread at room temperature, well wrapped, for several days. 
Freeze for longer storage.

S(Internet Address):
   "<http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/honey-spelt-sourdough-bread-recipe>"
Yield:
   "1 loaf"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 132 Calories; 2g Fat (14.1% 
calories from fat); 3g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 
3mg Cholesterol; 149mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : 2017 - 0805