This simple overnight spelt rye bread is made with just 5 ingredients, including water and salt. It's a basic bread with an excellent flavour thanks to a long fermentation time and no need for a sourdough starter.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Vegan
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Resting Time 14 hourshours
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 1loaf
Ingredients
300grams / 2 cupsspelt flour*
270 grams / 2 cupswhole grain rye flour
2teaspoonssea salt
¼teaspoondry yeast
500ml / 2 cupsroom temperature water
Instructions
Combine the flours, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Stir in the water until a shaggy looking dough forms. Cover with a plate or beeswax wrap and set on the counter to rest for 12-16 hours.
Once the dough has rested, it should have risen significantly and be quite bubbly. It will be soft. Use a spatula or your hands to stretch and fold it a few times in the bowl before placing onto a large square of parchment paper or in a well floured banneton. Sprinkle flour over it and cover with a towel.
Let the dough rise for another 30-60 minutes. Place a Dutch oven or other high-heat safe covered dish (e.g. pyrex) into the oven and heat to 230C / 450F. Once the oven is hot, remove the dish and place the dough carefully into the hot pot.
Bake the bread, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and reduce the heat to 200C / 400F and bake for an additional 15-25 minutes, or until the crust is golden. A darker crust will have a deeper flavour, so go by your personal preference.
Let the bread cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. Slicing it while it's still hot will result in an unpleasant gummy texture. Store in a sealed container or tea towel for 3-5 days at room temperature.
Notes
• Storing the bread wrapped in a tea towel will keep the crust from softening after a day. This bread does keep longer than normal yeasted bread before becoming stale but will quickly go bad if left in a warm, humid environment. * You can use either light or whole grain spelt flour, both work well.