Oatmeal and Spelt

I was headed to California on a business trip when someone in the Environmental Action department at Pitzer College figured out I was a sourdough baker. She asked if I might bring her some starter and I always find requests from people interested in beginning sourdough baking irresistible. The night before I left I needed to grow some starter to put into my lotion container to smuggle to California and there is absolutely no point in expanding a starter if there isn't going to be bread at the end. I cooked up some oatmeal, ground some spelt flour, and shaped an English Cottage Loaf.