How to make self-raising spelt flour

It is great to bake with spelt flour to add some variety to all the common wheat eaten in our modern lifetstyles.  To make self-raising spelt flour, just add 2 teaspoons of baking powder to 150g (6 oz or 1 cup) of white spelt flour.  

Spelt loaf in bread-maker

Some people who find they have bloating, indigestion or tiredness after eating common wheat, discover that eating spelt doesn’t cause any of those problems.  It is also great to use spelt to bake with to counteract the abundance of common wheat we find in our modern diets.  Spelt flour is Read more

Spelt naan bread in a bread-maker

This is such a ingeniously simple way to make spelt naan bread.  This recipe for spelt naan bread in a bread-maker is pretty-much fool proof and the results are mouth watering.  Spelt is an ancient form of wheat that adds variety to our wheat-heavy diets and some people find it Read more

Simple homemade curry powder

This simple homemade curry powder requires only about 2 minutes of your time.  It means you can have a curry powder at hand when you need it, which doesn’t contain chilli (which aggravates the digestive tract and upsets digestion).  It is preferable to use whole spices and freshly grind to Read more

Almond butter

Homemade Almond Butter

This homemade almond butter is incredibly easy, it just requires you to be patient. It’s a great little job to do while cooking another meal as the grinding just takes place in the background while you concentrate on something else! Grinding the almonds into a butter makes them much easier Read more

Spelt Sourdough loaf in a bread-maker

Before you can make spelt sourdough bread, you need to first, make or obtain a sourdough starter.  If you are starting one yourself, you can use wholemeal spelt or rye from the beginning.  If you are getting some from a friend or another source and it is wheat, you can feed Read more