Speltisawheatspecies,Triticumspelta, thathasbeengrownforthousandsof yearsandissometimesthoughttobea subspeciesofcommonwheatrather thanadifferentspecies.
Speltisaspeciesofwheat,Triticum spelta,thatissupposedtohave beengrownforthousandsofyears. Speltisoccasionallybelieveda subspeciesofcommonwheat insteadofadifferentspecies.
Withspelt,thestrandsofglutenwill actuallystarttospoilifthedoughis kneadedfortoolong,providingthe absolutebreadacrumblyrather thanchewsurface. Avoidover-mixingthespeltflour.
Sincespeltisakindofwheat,typical wheatflourwouldbethebest alternativeforspeltflour. Ifreplacingwholegrainspeltflour, trywholegrainbreadflour.Forwhite speltflour,trytraditionalwhitebread flour.
