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Homemade health bread: Simple recipe for daily delight

Do you dream of healthy bread you can easily prepare in your kitchen? Discover the recipe for a 4-ingredient health bread, which impresses with its simplicity, taste, and nutritional value. Baked with wholegrain spelt flour and free from artificial additives, it will become an indispensable element of your daily menu.

This spelt bread tastes just like it's from the bakery.
This spelt bread tastes just like it's from the bakery.
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Homemade bread not only boasts a taste that's hard to compare to shop-bought versions but also guarantees quality and freshness. Unlike shop bread, which often contains preservatives and flavour enhancers, homemade bread is free from artificial additives.

Why should you choose homemade bread?

First and foremost, baking yourself allows you to control the ingredients, which is especially important for people with allergies, food intolerances, or those watching their diet.

Health Benefits

By choosing homemade bread, such as spelt or wholegrain bread, you provide your body with valuable nutrients like fibre, B vitamins, and minerals, including magnesium and iron. Fibre not only aids digestion but also helps maintain a feeling of fullness for longer. This makes homemade bread, especially in its wholegrain version, an excellent choice for those watching their waistline.

Flexibility in taste and additions

Another advantage of baking bread at home is the ability to experiment with various ingredients. You can add your favourite seeds, nuts or dried fruits to give the bread a unique character. This way, every loaf becomes one of a kind, perfectly tailored to your preferences.

Homemade bread also brings great satisfaction from creating something from scratch with your own hands. The aroma of freshly baked bread wafting through the kitchen can improve your mood and make every meal special.

Recipe for health bread

This 4-ingredient health bread is the perfect solution for those who value simplicity, health, and natural taste. Preparing it at home doesn't take much time, and the results surprise even novice bakers. Below, you will find a recipe that will quickly become your favourite.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of warm water,
  • 500 grams of wholegrain spelt flour,
  • 1 teaspoon of salt,
  • about 42 grams of yeast.

Optional additions: 2 tablespoons of balsamic or cider vinegar, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, or nuts to enrich taste and nutritional value.

Instructions:

  1. First, grease the bread baking tin (about 30 centimetres) with a bit of oil.
  2. Pour 2 cups of warm water into a large bowl, crumble the yeast and wait for it to dissolve. Add 500 grams of wholegrain spelt flour, 140 grams of nuts and seeds, a teaspoon of salt, and two tablespoons of vinegar. Quickly knead into a firm dough, which you will then place in the tin.
  3. Garnish with nuts, seeds, or oat flakes, place it in a cold oven, and bake at 200°C (top-down heat) for 60 minutes until golden. Carefully remove it from the tin, let it cool completely, slice, and enjoy the taste. Enjoy!

Tip: Store the bread in a cotton cloth or a sealed container to keep it fresh longer.

This simple recipe for homemade spelt bread proves that baking healthy bread at home doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming. You gain a healthy and tasty addition to every meal with minimal effort.

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