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Dissolve the honey in 50ml of hot water, then top up with 350ml of lukewarm water and stir in the yeast. Stir into the flour and mix for about 3 minutes by hand or use a stand mixer with a dough hook, which would take around 2 minutes. You want to mix the dough for as short a time as possible, while still incorporating all the ingredients properly. Spelt flour has a more delicate gluten structure and can be easily over-mixed, resulting in a crumbly texture rather than a springy, spongy one