Spelt

Serves 4

Preparation & Cooking Time: 1-1-5 hour

Ingredients:
1. 1 cup spelt whole grains
2. 3 cups water
3. 1 tsp salt

Directions:
1. Rinse and drain spelt grains.
2. Bring to boil and pot of water.
3. Add spelt grains.
4. Cover and cook under medium-low heat for 60-80 minutes until the grains are chewy.
5. Drain off excess water.

Tips:
1. If you soak the grains overnight, you can reduce the cooking time to 40-60 minutes.

Serving Tips:
1. Add cooked grains to salad.
2. Add cooked grains to soup.
3. Toss cooked grains in olive oil and salt.
4. Toss cooked grains in butter and salt.
5. Add milk, cinamon powder, apple sauce, chopped nuts and serve. (See here for more details.)

Additional Information:
Spelt is similar to oats and very nutritious and high in fiber.