How to Use spelt in a Sentence

spelt

noun
  • Throw them in your lunchtime salads or mix them with brown rice, spelt, barley and quinoa.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Made with bread flour, hard red spring wheat and spelt, its greatness lies in the chew of the crust, and in its flop.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Soft-boiled and served with rye or spelt bread, avocado, and crushed tomato.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
  • From spelt wheat sourdough and baguettes to sea salt dinner buns and country sourdough, there is no shortage of good options.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Whole Grains Whole grains—such as brown rice, quinoa, farro, spelt, and barley—pair well with chicken breast.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
  • The crust is light and tender, and the flavor is slightly sour and nutty due to the addition of spelt and durum flours.
    — Omar Mamoon, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the almond flour, spelt flour and baking powder.
    — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Healthier bread options include whole wheat, sourdough, spelt, rye, and pumpernickel.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The garlic bread is presented as a glistening round of spelt schiacciata gushing with butter, garlic and parsley.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This new version was aged for 10 years and made using spelt wheat, an ancient varietal that is said to have a sweet, nutty flavor and is often used for baking or brewing beer.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Chametz includes any food or drink that contains even a trace of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt or their derivatives, and which wasn’t guarded from leavening or fermentation.
    — Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Thanks to the popularity of pseudocereals like quinoa or spelt, the classic grain has been losing admirers in the West.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Nutrition of Ezekiel Bread Ezekiel bread is made from four whole grains (wheat, barley, millet, and spelt) and two legumes (lentils and soybeans), all of which are organic and sprouted.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Hanabi’s flagship lager, Haná Pilsner, employs an heirloom barley from a farm in Norfolk, England; his seasonal releases each feature a different grain that fascinates him, including Moroccan and Egyptian barley varieties and a rare Washington State spelt.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2025

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