I love autumn... its my favourite season. We normally get the log fire going at this time of the year, and the huge trees at the back of the house 'drop their load' on our garden - leaving lots of nice crunchy piles, which are just perfect for chasing the cat into ;-)
For some reason, at this time of year I go all 'homely'. Tomorrow I am planning to make a spelt flour loaf, inspired by a fellow blogger of mine (www.cottagesmallholder.com). I have included the recipe in its entirety at the bottom of this post, as I would like to similarly inspire my friends.... nothing beats the smell of fresh bread cooking in the house.
We have a lovely weekend planned. Tomorrow, Mark wants to go and see the Histon Reserves play (there is no way I am going down that particular route), so I may just laze around the house - very unusual for me, and possibly think up some different things to bake. To be honest, I will probably end up gazing at my pottery books - which seem to send my head into a flat spin at the moment - I am brimming over with ideas, and the lessons just go too darn fast!
Saturday evening, we are planning to visit my parents (my Dad is still recovering from his op), and on Sunday we are meeting Jane and Jamie for lunch in Norwich - in a beautiful pub just by the river (The Wood's End in Bramerton). It is Jane's birthday tomorrow (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!), and I am looking forward to giving her her present, and getting a cuddle with the gorgeous Benjamin, pictured above in his little bodywarmer.... bless. (I am still considering reporting them to Social Services for child abuse - making him grow those long curls, which block up his little ears... hehehe).
Love, Peace and 'pass the butter'... as they say in Dingly Dell.
Hayls
xxxx
Spelt flour recipe
I tried this spelt flour recipe and it was really easy. OK, so it did take me slightly longer than 3 minutes, but not by that much. I didn't have any linseeds and only about half the stated quantity of sesame seeds, but it was still yummy. I recommend it. Since I should acknowledge my sources, I have to confess it's from the Telegraph magazine, but it was given to me!
Three minute spelt bread
With spelt there is no need to leave the dough to rise. This really takes three minutes to prepare.
- 500g spelt flour
- 10g fast-acting dried yeast
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 50g sunflower seeds
- 50g sesame seeds
- 50g linseeds
- 500ml warm water
Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark6. Combine all the ingredients, adding the water last. Mix well and turn the dough into a greased loaf tin. Put straight into the oven and bake for an hour. Remove the loaf, turn it out of the tin and then return it to the oven without the tin for a further 5-10 minutes.
No comments:
Post a Comment