If you are following the Dr. Serbi Diet, you know well about spelt flour. Spelt flour is the number one use flour on the list. Kamut flour comes next. The spelt flour is use to make spelt flour bread, spelt flour pancakes and spelt flour pasta. You can see at the bottom of the article, some recipes I personally created.
WHAT IS SPELT FLOUR? Spelt is an ancient grain whose berries can be milled into powder or cooked and eaten whole to obtain the benefits of this nutritious grain. |
Known for its hard husk that keeps even the most determine insect out, spelt is an ancient grain that was largely cultivated in Egypt. The process of grinding spelt berries into powder was very labor intensive, so when newer grains and wheat were made available spelt became unpopular. Despite this, spelt flour is rising in popularity once again!
Spelt has the most fragile gluten genetic make-up out of all the other wheat; this means spelt flour may not rise as high as any other gluten-laden wheat. Though lacking in gluten spelt has many nutrients, such as Protein, fiber, copper, manganese, magnesium, B vitamins 1, 3, and 6 , folate, and phosphorus. Spelt can also help manage diabetes and lower bad cholesterol levels. It improves bone health, digestion, blood circulation, hormonal balance, and the growth of new tissues organs and muscles. Ty's conscious kitchen |
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BOB'S RED MILL SPELT FLOUR
My favorite spelt flour is Bob's Red Mill. We do have it in Jordan but I order it many times from iherb. Iherb delivers quickly to Jordan with little postage fees. The price and postage are usually cheaper than the cost in the Mall here. The ratings on Amazon.com are always consistently high and more people buy Bob's than any other brand. |
Dr. Sebi knew what he talked about when he recommended spelt flour. Thre are many benefits to this wonderful flour and you too will see what I am talking about.
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Spelt flour has a nutty and slightly sweet flavor, similar to that of whole wheat flour. According to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, when compared to wheat flour, spelt has higher contents of copper, iron, zinc, magnesium and phosphorus.
One cup of cooked spelt flour has about:
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CONCLUSION
IS SPELT FLOUR RIGHT FOR YOU? You would be a fool not to include spelt flour in your life and baking needs. I just love it and use it mainly in all my recipes. I did recently order some kamut flour and want to use that and I do love the rye and spelt combo as in the cracker recipes posted above. When you look at the spelt flour nutrition and the 9 benefits listed above you can do no more than wish you had known Dr. Sebi Better. Resources Dr. Axe.com Amazon.com Iherb.com |