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    Home > Recipes > Uncategorized

    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    Published: Jun 25, 2015 · Modified: Feb 16, 2023 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 87 Comments

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    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    Everybody can make this bread! This recipe only requires a bowl, a spoon and a loaf pan (besides an oven, of course).

    Although this bread is not gluten-free, it's made with whole flours and is much healthier than white bread. I don't eat bread very often, but when I do, I avoid wheat because my body feels much better without it.

    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    You can see the process in the picture below. 

    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    Homemade bread tastes much better and your entire house will smell amazing, you should give this recipe a try!

    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    Easy Rye and Spelt Bread

    Everybody can make this bread! This recipe only requires a bowl, a spoon and a loaf pan. It's much healthier than white bread.
    4.75 from 16 votes
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    Course: How to
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Author: Iosune


    Ingredients 

    US Customary - Metric
    • 9.3 oz spelt flour
    • 9.3 oz rye flour
    • 0.2 oz dry baker's yeast
    • 1 tablespoon sea salt
    • 12.7 fl oz water
    • Pumpkin seeds
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    Instructions

    • Combine flours, yeast, sea salt and warm water (like bath water, or 105°F or 40ºC) in a bowl and stir with a spoon or with your hands until you get a sticky rough dough. Depending of the flour you use, you maybe need to add more or less water, so I recommend you to add the water gently.
    • Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a dishcloth and let rise for 2 hours at room temperature.
    • Preheat the oven to 430ºF or 220ºC.
    • Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease it with oil (I usually use extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil). Place the dough into the loaf pan and slash the bread about 5 times with a knife. Add the pumpkin seeds and press with a spoon.
    • Bake for 25 minutes at 430ºF or 220ºC and 35 minutes at 350ºF or 175ºC.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.2g | Protein: 6.4g | Fat: 1.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 470mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 0.2g

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    Comments

    1. Lou says

      February 28, 2022 at 10:51 am

      DId you mean to put 1 tablespoon (1 tbsp) of salt = 3 teaspoons (tsp)??

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        March 01, 2022 at 1:32 pm

        Hi Lou! That's it 🙂

        Reply
    2. nina says

      February 24, 2022 at 10:08 pm

      I have Active Dry and Rapid Rise yeast. Can I use any one of these? And quantity? Thank You

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        February 25, 2022 at 10:07 am

        Hi! I have only made this recipe with dry baker’s yeast, sorry 🙁

        Reply
    3. Emily Ann Perryman says

      February 12, 2022 at 3:16 pm

      This recipe looks great, can you use whole wheat flour in place of spelt? Just wondering as a I have large bag of whole wheat flour I am trying to use. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        February 15, 2022 at 4:52 pm

        Hi Emily! I haven't tried it myself so, I'm not sure if it will work, sorry!

        Reply
    4. Phillip says

      January 02, 2022 at 12:51 pm

      Hello and thank you for the recipe. I notice that you had only one rising, but most bread recipes I've seen use two risings. Can you comment please.

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        January 04, 2022 at 11:30 am

        Hi Phillip! You only need to rise it once 🙂

        Reply
    5. Emily Westbrook says

      May 15, 2021 at 4:15 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious! I used my stand mixed and dough hook but did everything else the same. This is a great recipe - I’m making it again today. Wonder how well it freezes?

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        May 17, 2021 at 9:31 am

        Hi Emily! So glad you liked it 🙂 I haven't tried it myself but I think it would work.

        Reply
    6. Emily Leishman says

      March 22, 2021 at 2:13 am

      5 stars
      This bread was so delicious! With a crunchy crust and tons of flavor! Loved it!

      Reply
    7. Roman says

      March 06, 2021 at 12:19 pm

      5 stars
      Good texture but way too salty for my taste. I also added caraway seeds into the mixture. I used life yeast and almond milk instead of water adding a bit of maple syrup into the yeast and milk to help it raise. I will only use one tsp of salt maximum next time I make the bread.

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        March 08, 2021 at 11:07 am

        Sounds so good Roman 🙂 Have a nice day!

        Reply
        • Roman says

          March 13, 2021 at 8:43 pm

          Iosune, I forgot say Thanks for the recipe. All the best.

        • Iosune Robles says

          March 15, 2021 at 9:07 am

          Thank you so much Roman 🙂

    8. milly james says

      January 25, 2021 at 3:16 am

      I think i put too little yeast...I must have gotten confused my loaf came out hard and didnt rise....I will try again! I knew someone that used honey with the yeast..does anyone know how?

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        January 25, 2021 at 9:07 am

        Hi Milly! We don't eat honey so I don't know if it would work 🙂

        Reply
      • Roman says

        March 13, 2021 at 8:46 pm

        Hi Milly, try two tea spoons of honey.

        Reply
    9. Tracy Setchell says

      October 08, 2020 at 2:48 pm

      5 stars
      Hi! Thanks for the recipe. I brought some spelt and light rye flours from letheringsett water mill in Norfolk and had no idea how to use them! My loaf turned out lovely! I found the dough to be more sticky than white bread dough and so I thought I had done something wrong! I proved it anyway, baked it and was very pleasantly surprised!

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        October 09, 2020 at 9:57 am

        Hi Tracy! So glad you liked our bread recipe 🙂

        Reply
    10. Edwin Sanders says

      May 30, 2020 at 11:07 pm

      3 stars
      Makes a good loaf, but far too salty for me.

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        June 03, 2020 at 1:49 pm

        Hi Edwin! Don't add salt next time 🙂 Have a nice day!

        Reply
    11. Christine Graham says

      April 27, 2020 at 8:47 pm

      I thought I would try this recipe. Can you confirm please that baking time is 25 minutes plus another 35mins. Thank you.

      Reply
    12. Lee says

      March 14, 2020 at 6:27 pm

      Unfortunately I measured my ingredients to the number you have here, but it was a massive fail and I believe this is due to not having any sugar for the yeast to eat in the recipe.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        April 01, 2020 at 3:37 pm

        Hi Lee! I'm so sorry to read that, but the recipe works. Did you use the same ingredients? Maybe you should try to use another type of yeast. Hope it helps!

        Reply
    13. Bridget says

      November 13, 2019 at 11:27 am

      Hi hoping it is good as yet to bake it.
      Disappointed that you did not include the rising time in the prep time. I find this misleading.
      I forgot to get my bread machine ready so looked for a quick recipe and was taken in because the rising time was not in the prep time.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        November 14, 2019 at 7:39 am

        Hi Bridget! I'm so sorry, but I never include the rising or resting time in my recipes, as you don't have to make anything and you're actually cooking 🙂 Always read the full recipe before you make it.

        Reply
    14. Neil says

      March 24, 2019 at 7:37 pm

      This bread is excellent although I prefer it with only ½tbspn of salt. However, my favourite is mixed olive bread and I wondered if this recipe would still work if I added mixed olives into the mix. Would you have any recommendations for the type of olives and how / when to add them?

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 28, 2019 at 4:21 am

        Hi Neil! I've never tried it myself, so I can't help you, sorry!

        Reply
    15. Carmen says

      March 23, 2019 at 12:10 pm

      How come there is no kneading process involved?

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 24, 2019 at 12:05 am

        Hi Carmen! You don't need to knead to make some breads 🙂

        Reply
    16. Fred says

      February 18, 2019 at 6:00 pm

      I tried your bread recipe and it tastes great my only question is how much should it rise? the loaf I made was only 2" high

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        February 18, 2019 at 6:30 pm

        Hi Fred! It doesn't rise much, 2'' high is okay 🙂

        Reply
    17. Franziska Rosenzweig says

      December 12, 2018 at 12:37 pm

      It turned out great! Thank you. I used less salt though.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        December 13, 2018 at 8:59 am

        Hi Franziska! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂

        Reply
    18. Marina (NZ) says

      December 03, 2018 at 4:52 am

      5 stars
      Have tried a few times to make bread with rye or spelt flour, but never mixed together. I made this recipe today, included chia seeds and ground linseeds as I had some in the pantry! Needless to say this is now my "go to" bread recipe! It is delicious! (And, google is a wonderful tool for converting grams to cups ) Thanks 🙂

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        December 03, 2018 at 9:16 am

        Hi Marina! You're so welcome 🙂 I'm so happy to hear that!

        Reply
    19. Denise says

      November 12, 2018 at 11:49 am

      5 stars
      I used light rye and spelt. Really excellent bread and very easy to make. I like my bread a bit dense and chewy and this really hits the spot. Will make this regularly.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        November 27, 2018 at 10:09 am

        Hi Denise! I'm so happy to hear that 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    20. Philippa Agius says

      July 17, 2018 at 11:16 pm

      5 stars
      Super easy, super fast and tasty!Love it! I tweaked it a bit by putting a little less salt and a tsp of caraway seeds

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        July 18, 2018 at 9:46 am

        Hi Philippa! So glad you loved it 🙂

        Reply
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