how many grams in a tablespoon of spelt flour?

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• How many grams in a tablespoon of spelt flour?
  Around 6 g for a level tablespoon. Heaped, you're closer to 8-9 g. Because spelt's gluten is looser than hard wheat, an extra tablespoon or two in a pancake or muffin batter is more forgiving than the same overshoot with bread flour — but a tablespoon dusted on a workboard for shaping is plenty; spelt absorbs surface moisture quickly.
• Can I add a few tablespoons of spelt flour to a wheat-flour recipe?
  It's a common way to test the swap. Replacing 2-4 tablespoons of all-purpose with spelt in a single muffin batch, scone batter, or pancake mix gives you a nuttier flavor without committing the whole bag. Keep the total flour weight constant — pull out 2 tbsp (about 15 g) of AP and add 2 tbsp (about 12 g) of spelt, then top up by weight.
• Why does my spelt dough feel sticky after only a tablespoon of extra flour?
  Spelt absorbs water more slowly than wheat, so adding flour a tablespoon at a time can fool you — the dough feels wet, you add another 6 g, and ten minutes later it's tight. Wait two or three minutes between additions when shaping a spelt loaf, and lean on a bench scraper instead of dusting more flour.

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