~Bread Offerings ~ Week of January 15, 2018

Hello bread and grain lovers, Here’s what’s on the menu this week: Mama Bread This week’s Mama bread is whole grain organic spelt with the addition of flax, benne, and poppy seeds. Spelt is a close relative of wheat, and was first used by the Greeks. They considered it a gift from the goddess Demeter. People who have a hard time digesting common wheat (Triticum aestivum) report better results with Spelt (Triticum spelta). It bakes like a dream and I love the way the loaves turn out with this grain. To the spelt, I added organic flax seeds from … Read more