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A Fun Einkorn French Bread Recipe

March 10, 2015 Rebecca Baron 24 Comments

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The Best Ever Einkorn and Spelt Baguette Bread Recipe {Clean Eating, Dairy-Free}

This is the best ever Einkorn French bread recipe. It's a baguette bread made with both Einkorn and Spelt flours which are great alternative flours for clean eaters.

I love the taste of fresh homemade bread. It is so delicious and always hits the right spot for me. It is a great carb to add to any meal if you ask me. I wanted to create a good recipe for clean eating bread and this is what the recipe evolved into.

When my husband was laid off for three months a while ago, we did everything we could think of to cut down on expenses around here.  So we stopped buying bread at $6+a loaf (which goes very fast in our family). I made a spelt flour * bread recipe I have made in the past, but my children didn't like it. Go figure.

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I thought it tasted great but my children were thrown off because when you use whole grain white spelt it's neither white nor brown.  They wanted white bread. Which is weird because they normally only eat spelt or whole wheat bread. Go figure. I'm also not really into regular bread that takes hours to rise.

I definitely do not think that far ahead nor do I have all day to cook.  So I came up with this einkorn bread recipe.  The most important part - all four of my children devoured it!  I even had some and loved it.  It's so quick and easy. I just start to make it when I start making dinner, I get my main dish cooking while it rises then throw this in the oven. It couldn't be easier.

Here are some tips: The amount of flour varies greatly depending on many things so don't be afraid to keep adding flour until it doesn't stick anymore but stop as soon as you get to that point. If your yeast doesn't rise (get really nice and foamy), then the yeast is bad, get some fresh yeast. Don't waste your time and flour making it into bread. Don't be afraid to knead the dough for a while - you'll get some good muscles and it will make it taste better.

I really liked the combo of einkorn and spelt in this recipe. The spelt gave it a chewy texture and added a lot to the flavor. Baking these with a hot dish filled with ice cubes on the bottom rack of the oven gave them an artisan feel, with a crusty outside and a soft, chewy inside. This dough holds its shape very well when baked.

Keep in mind that these flours will not rise in yeast bread like white flour will. It will rise, just not quite as much. I hope you enjoy the recipe and give it a try! What recipes would you like to see us come up with in the future? Comment below and we will see what we can do to make it happen!

After you try this recipe come back and give me your feedback. I'd like to know if you like it as much as I do.

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spelt baguette recipe

A Fun Einkorn French Bread Recipe

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  • Author: Rebecca Baron
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: Clean Eating
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Description

This Clean Eating baguette recipe is easy to make and it looks pretty to impress guests and my family with.


Ingredients

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  • 3 Cups Einkorn Flour *
  • 1 Cup Light Spelt Flour *
  • 1 Package Yeast (2 ¼ tsp)
  • 2 tsp Coarse Real Salt *
  • 1 Tbl Honey
  • 1 ¼ Cup Warm Water

Instructions

  1. Combine the einkorn flour *, spelt, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  2. Mix the honey and warm water together.
  3. With the mixer on low speed, add 1 C. of the water to the dry ingredients. Slowly add the remaining ¼ c. of honey water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to the bowl until a dough forms. Dough should be moist, but not sticky. You may not need all of the water. Let the dough rest in the bowl for 10 minutes.
  4. Lightly dust your work surface with einkorn flour *. Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Coat your hands with flour, as needed.
  5. Divide the dough into 2-3 equal pieces(depending on if you want two larger or three smaller baguettes). If making 3 baguettes, roll each piece of dough into a 12" long log.
  6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and dust with einkorn flour *.
  7. Place the three dough logs evenly spaced lengthwise on the flour dusted parchment. Using a sharp knife, make 5-6 diagonal cuts across each baguette.
  8. Lift the parchment paper in between each baguette and crease to separate each one.
  9. Cover the dough with a cloth and let rise in a warm location for 1 ½ hours, or until doubled in size.
  10. Preheat the oven to 500 degree. Place an oven proof, non-glass dish on the bottom rack of the oven.
  11. When the dough is ready, add about 10 ice cubes to the hot oven proof dish and immediately place the sheet of baguettes on the middle rack of the oven and shut the door. Turn the temperature down to 450 degrees.
  12. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until baguettes are golden brown.
  13. Eat the same day baked for best texture.

Keywords: Clean, Easy, Pretty

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Comments

  1. Jackie

    February 07, 2022 at 12:29 pm

    I love einkorn (farro piccolo) and spelt (Farro grande), 2 of the 3 Farros with emmer wheat being farro medio. I grind my own flour from the berry and ithese baguettes turns out great. Wondering if I could make the night before and refrigerate until next day to rise and bake.

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  2. Anita

    November 25, 2020 at 10:59 am

    My bread turned out amazing!!! Thanks!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Rebecca Baron

      December 16, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      You're welcome! Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  3. Corinne Ferry-Moselle

    August 04, 2020 at 1:06 pm

    I added sourdough starter and did a slow rise (overnight). I am gluten sensitive but was able to eat this🙌

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Eva

    June 27, 2017 at 11:41 am

    Hi there! Can u freeze thes bread? I usually busy running from one place to another so I don't want to have to make the dough all the time but I would like to have fresh bake bread when need it. Thanks I will try this recipe

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      September 26, 2017 at 2:47 am

      I haven't tried it. I'm terrible about freezing things, but I'm hoping maybe another reader has done this and can help you.

      Reply
  5. Ellen

    April 26, 2016 at 10:20 am

    Really good recipe, and subbing other flour worked fine for me! I used 3 cups spelt and one cup normal strong white flour as I didn't have anything else and the results are delicious!!!

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      May 16, 2016 at 10:21 am

      Thanks for the nice comment. Hopefully it will help ours know what substitutions will work!

      Reply
  6. Nina

    November 21, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    I've never heard of Einkorn either!
    Wondering if I could use all Spelt flour rather than sub another? I have Spelt in the pantry

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    • Rebecca

      November 28, 2015 at 11:03 am

      I can't say, you can give it a try and see how it turns out. I would love to hear how it works for you.

      Reply
  7. Eveline

    November 07, 2015 at 11:58 pm

    Wow this looks like such an amazing recipe!!!! Can you use something else than einkorn flour? Because I don't have it here in Belgium ? can Ik be substituted for whole wheat flour?? Thank you. Love to try it out !!

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      November 14, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      You can give it a try to sub the flours, I don't know for sure but the only way to know is try. 🙂 Let us know how that works out for you!

      Reply
  8. Corinne

    March 21, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    Thank you so much for adding the links to help find where to purchase the ingredients. I'd love to try this bread but might have abandoned the task since I hadn't heard of Einkorn flour before and wouldn't have known where to find it.

    Reply
  9. Lou Lou Girls

    March 21, 2015 at 1:30 pm

    This looks incredible! I'm drooling right now. Pinned and tweeted.

    Reply
  10. Rebecca Baron

    March 20, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    I love bread I wish I was as good at making it as I am eating it.

    Reply
  11. Diane

    March 20, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    This is such an interesting bread recipe. I will have to give it a try. i have never heard of Einkorn flour. I have used spelt. I'm inspired to investigate.

    Reply
  12. Tianna

    March 19, 2015 at 10:08 am

    this is awesome!!! Thanks so much for sharing - pinned it to try later!

    Reply
  13. Karren Haller

    March 18, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    I have never used spelt to bake with but these baquettes sound wonderful!!
    I like there are only a few ingredients and the tip about the ice cubes is interesting for the artisan texture!

    Reply
  14. Ashleigh

    March 18, 2015 at 11:41 am

    Oh my goodness, I love bread! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  15. Brittany

    March 17, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    I have been saving a bunch of recipes for making all kinds of breads. This one is the one that is going to get me started on trying them out. Thanks for the recipe! Pinned!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  16. Analida's Ethnic Spoon

    March 17, 2015 at 5:03 am

    I have been looking for a baguette recipe and this one looks great! Pinned and stumbled!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  17. Sherice

    December 23, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    Yum

    Reply
  18. Sílvia Ávila

    April 29, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    I love baguettes, oh my diet 🙂

    Reply
  19. Annasue Lamphier

    February 07, 2013 at 10:38 am

    I can't wait to try this recipe. My son is crazy about this bread and it will tickle him if I can make the homemade version. Thank you so much.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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