From bowl to table, 40 minutes! Spelt Soda Bread

I am always in a pinch. I am not sure why I have this talent, but rising of bread usually occurs while we are already chompin' away at other bread.....we just can't wait.

This bread is easy & quick. I have adapted a recipe and just made it my own. Play with it! Spelt flour
is temperamentful, experiment!

Preheat your oven to 450F. Put a dutch oven or other covered baking dish in to heat up. Make sure it is greased. I use a cast iron dutch oven that is well seasoned.

Mix

4.5 cups of white spelt flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking SODA*
1 tblsp Cream of Tartar
2 ish cups of buttermilk or kefir (I use the latter)

Mix the dry ingredients well.
*Baking Soda and salt can make this very salty if you use too much. If you get baking soda streaks in your bread, sift the dry ingredients to ensure they mix well!

Add milk or kefir and stir. Do not stir with machine. You don't want to overmix, but stir until the flour forms a wettish ball. Spelt flour is funny, sometimes I need more liquid than the recipe calls for, sometimes I don't!

Cover and bake for 35 minutes.

enjoy!!

NO WHEAT! Banana spelt muffins

I have given up wheat! It is a dramatic adventure, as I live & breathe baked goods, bread, and pasta. I am experimenting, and often, the experiments are so bad not even the dog wants to eat it. BUT, every once in a while, I have a winner! These muffins are healthy, and SO yummy!

I found this recipe on fannetasticfoods originally, but altered it a bit. Here is my version.

 I usually get about 8 nice sized muffins out of this.

Ingredients:

• 2 C spelt flour
• a good swig of maple syrup
• 1/2 C finely ground flaxseed
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 3/4 C  milk
• 1/2 C plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• Optional add ins: 1/2 C each of: walnuts, sunflower seeds, chopped almonds, chia seeds (which I put in the muffin in the pic)

1. Preheat oven to 300 (spelt bakes more quickly than regular flour!). (I actually set my oven to 350. Experiment!!)
2. In two large bowls, separately mix dry (flour, sugar, flax, cinnamon, baking powder/soda, salt) and wet (bananas, milk, yogurt, add-ins) ingredients.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry, stirring until mixed.
4. Spoon into a cooking-sprayed or nonstick muffin pan.
5. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Time varies every time I make them. Do a sticky test for doneness. These muffins are moist, so do not overbake.

Now spread with a thick slab of butter, and enjoy!