Spelt Kefir Yeast Bread is a hearty dense spelt flour bread with gut healthy kefir, baked to perfection in a yeast dough recipe.
Course Bread
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Spelt Kefir Bread
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
rise 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Equipment
Loaf pan
Ingredients
2tspInstant yeast
2tspSugar
1/2cupWater
1cupKefir
1/4cupOlive oil
4-5cupsSpelt flour, as needed
1tbspSalt
Instructions
In a large bowl mix yeast, sugar, and water together and let it sit five minutes to dissolve yeast.
Add kefir, oil, and a little flour and stir to make a batter.
Add salt, and slowly fold in flour, stirring until it becomes too stiff to stir, of which you begin to work it with your hands, adding flour and kneading until dough is no longer sticky.
Cover in an oiled bowl and let sit in a warm (not hot) place until it rises, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400
Punch down the risen dough, dust a bit more spelt flour onto a flat surface folding the dough several times over the flour. Place in a loaf pan, cover and let it rest another 30 minutes. Brush a little olive oil on top, sprinkle a pinch of salt and bake until golden and firm, about 20 minutes.