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Organico Bakery Savoury Spelt Scones

Hannah Dare - Organico — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:51:39 +0000

In Organico Bantry more and more people are discovering our spelt breads, cakes and scones. the most recent addition to our range is a variety of savoury scones made with spelt flour. These are delicious with soup or with salad, and can be made in miniture for a party.
We follow a normal scone receipe but leave out the sugar. Instead we use a little salt, and add either chopped black olives and thyme, red onion and cheddar or corriander seeds, or onion and a little green chilli. It’s hard to give amounts because in some cases it depends on the saltiness (with olives say) or the strength of the chilli flavour you want to achieve, but in general you want to err on the side of caution as often these savoury scones are made to be eaten along side another dish and you don’t want their flavour to be too dominant.

Other favourites include fetta and sweet chilli and black pepper and tomato. Watch out for more receipes over the next months!

Spelt Baking West Cork

Hannah Dare - Organico — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:52:17 +0000

Organico Bakery produces one of the biggest ranges of Spelt breads, cakes and scones in West Cork, possibly in Ireland. We have been baking with spelt for nearly 5 years, and we now make 4 different kinds of bread (white & brown yeast; white & brown sourdough; white & brown soda & french sticks, which are a mix of regular yeasted spelt dough with some sourdough mix thrown in for added texture & taste). We also make spelt scones, spelt chocolate chip cookies, spelt oat & raisin cookies, spelt chocolate fudge cake, spelt ginger cake, spelt lemon drizzle cake, spelt Christmas fruit cake, spelt banana cake, spelt Tarte Tartin, spelt chocolate tart & spelt pasties.

We have a regular bread stall in Bantry Market from April through to December, and from the stall we sell our breads and cakes as well as Spelt Pizza, Spelt Focaccias with all kinds of yummy toppings.
The flour we have found to be the best for the cakes and breads is Hildegard Health Organic Spelt Flour, which we also sell for home baking in our healthfood shop. We also sell Hildegard pastas, as well as the excellent Biona Spelt Pastas and Finestra de la Cielo cookies and crackers.

Drop in and enjoy! More receipes and tips for cooking and baking with spelt to follow.

Baking With Spelt

Hannah Dare - Organico — Mon, 16 May 2005 13:59:00 +0000

Spelt is an essential ingredient in Organico Bakery and in our view is an essential component in the armoury of anyone who wants to bake organically with an view to improving diet.

Spelt is an ancient grain which has not been intensively bred for increased yields. It is particularly of interest because of it’s low gluten content and is an important grain for lots of people who have wheat allergies. For more information on the history and benefits of spelt invesigate further at Doves Farm who mill the Spelt we use every day.

We use spelt far more than we use conventional wheat: for baking all our cakes, cookies, brownies, pizza and many types of bread. Spelt gives a delicious nutty flavour to brown breads, and combines very well with herbs and seeds. For cake baking we use a white spelt flour that comes from Hildegard Health in Germany.

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