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Spelt Baking West Cork
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.
Your shop sounds amazing..i bake my own speltbread but each loaf comes out different maybe you could give me a few guidelines to cooking with spelt.
Thanks
Barbra
best of luck with the shop for the future
I think the best thing to do is practice! Spelt has less gluten than other wheat grains making it both healthier and more difficult to bake with. Making soda breads with spelt is normally pretty reliable. But yeast breads are challenging - even our bakers who bake 5 times a week quite often have gaps in the centers of the loaves, and we don't always understand why! So be patient and keep on trying!
Warm Regards,
Hannah Dare