Spelt is an ancient grain that is a distant cousin to wheat but existed centuries before. Hmmm…How did I stumble onto spelt?
Well I have experimented with my diet of late. My hairdresser told me about the Fast Metabolism Diet (FMD) and how she, her sister and mother had lost weight. She said it was quite healthy, so I had to check it out.
The FMD rotates in three phases by which to eat certain foods that will speed up your metabolism. My summary is this: you eat every 2-3 hours, no dairy, no flour, no soy, no corn products, no alcohol, and no sugar. You eat a lot of veggies, protein, drink lots of water and eat moderate amounts of fruit, oils, healthy grains like steel-cut oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice, or spelt.
I’ve lost 5 lb. I’d like to lose 15 more, but I’m still working at. It is hard to go from semi-healthy eating to completely healthy habits in a month.
Anyhoo… I had to try a spelt recipe since I had never heard of it nor made a recipe out of it as yet. I was looking on Pinterest.com and came across Homemade Spelt Tortillas from fellow WordPress bloggers The Adventures of Z and K.
Spelt Flatbread
2 C spelt flour
3 TBSP olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
2/3 C water
Mix oil,salt and spelt flour together then mix in water a little at a time until incorporated, but not too sticky. Knead for 1-2 minutes, Rest for 20 minutes.
Cut the dough into 8 pieces with a pizza cutter. Roll out, flour the board or pastry cloth if it is sticky.
Heat a non-stick pan and brown for 1-2 minutes on each side.
Yummy flat bread!
Patty’s Points:
1. Spelt is not gluten-free. It is a cousin of wheat but people with wheat allergies do not have the same problem with spelt.
2. I found it easy to work with just like regular flour.
3. I heated up my pan initially really on high but had to turn it down to med-low, so as not to burn the bread. I found that 1 1/2 minutes on each side was perfect.
4. The hubby and dog loved the flatbread.
Related articles
- Going Wheat Free: What Spelt can do for Your Health (weightloss.answers.com)
- Spelt: The Other Wheat Flour (weightloss.answers.com)
- The Ancient Goodness of Spelt Flour (nutrition.answers.com)
Glad you liked the recipe! It’s SO easy isn’t it? I made another batch over the weekend. I used it for an egg sandwich one day and a taco-seasoned turkey wrap the next. Mmmmm.
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Thanks for dropping by my blog and for your inspiration with your recipe!
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I’ve never tried spelt…but I love tortillas, so I’m tempted to give the recipe a try. I had to laugh when I read what you are avoiding on your new eating plan…it’s pretty much everything I currently eat!
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Haha we’ll see how we’ll I do with this eating program. I love tortillas also. It was a nice change from eating rice as my grain.
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Spelt…hmm…I’m going to definitely give this ingredient a try. I read your references and with more protein and less calories than wheat I’m interested in seeing the difference in taste. Thanks Patty!
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Thanks Joan although it is not gluten free 😦 so if you try it for the first time do so in small increments
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