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Spelt Crackers
spelt berries, 100 g, ground into coarse flour with a coffee mill
(berries obtained from a recent @GreenerGrocer's weekly market bag, thanks Amy)
unbleached white, 100 g
water, 150 g
yeast, 1/4 t
Mix these ingredients and let sit in fridge a couple days.
Remove from fridge (no need to warm up) and add:
vegetable oil, 20 g
sugar, 20 g
salt, 4 g
baking powder, 2 t
Mix resulting mess well with wooden spoon, knead a bit using flour when sticky, divide and roll each piece into 6 x 12" piece and place on baking sheet. Score each sheet with deep grooves using a pizza cutter, the shapes should be the shape you want the crackers. Then, dock the whole surface with the tines of a fork, be thorough. Bake at 350°F until brownish. Remove, from oven, cool a bit and snap pieces on the score lines. They're a big hit here at the ranch.
I used unbleached white to give them a bit of structure. 100% Spelt was too challenging (tender, tasty, but crumbly). The yeast PLUS baking powder was an interesting mix; the idea suggested to me by Rachel having studied ingredient lists on cracker boxes, thanks Rachel.
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