Spelt Bread

3 Cups warm water

1 TBS honey or Molasses

2 TBS dry granulated yeast

7 Cups Maverick Spelt flour

1 tsp Salt

Dissolve honey and yeast in warm water. Stir in 1 cup of Flour. Set bowl in sink of warm water until liquid bubbles, about 12 minutes.

Using electric mixer, beat in 3 cups of flour. Beat for 3-5 minutes until mixture climbs to beaters. Mix salt and remaining flour and gradually add to the dough with a wooden spoon. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. Oil a large bowl. Place dough in it and turn once to grease top.

  Cover with cloth and let rise until double in size. Punch down and knead in bowl for 2 minutes. Cover and let rise again until almost double in size, Turn out onto floured surface, knead dough down and shape into 2 loaves. Place in greased loaf pans. cover and let rise to the top of the pans, about 1 hour.

 Bake in preheated oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, Reduce heat and bake 30 minutes more. Remove immediately from pans to cool on wire racks.