Easy Homemade Beer Bread
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Easy Homemade Beer Bread
Description
Easy Homemade Beer Bread uses simple pantry ingredients, including flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and beer to create a quick bread batter. Mixing until just combined keeps the dough dense yet moist. Pouring melted butter on top before baking adds a rich golden crust. Baking at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes results in a loaf with a slightly sweet flavor, tender interior, and crispy edges from the butter topping. This bread does not require yeast or rising time, making it an accessible homemade bread.
The crust's richness and sweetness from the sugar and beer make it a good complement to savory dishes like stews or a meal starter with butter. Letting the bread cool slightly after baking allows for easier slicing and better texture.
This recipe can adjust sweetness by decreasing the sugar amount if desired. Using room temperature beer helps the dough combine evenly. The loaf pan shapes the bread into a classic sandwich loaf size, convenient for slicing and serving.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour *all purpose
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon sugar *decrease by 1 tablespoon if you prefer a less sweet bread
- 12 oz beer *room temperature is best
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- Grease a loaf pan and preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Pour in the beer and stir until just combined. *dough will be thick at this point.
- Spread dough as best as possible into prepared loaf pan.
- Pour melted butter evenly on top of dough and place pan into oven.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly prior to serving!
Notes
- Use room temperature beer for best dough consistency.
- Adjust sugar amount to control bread sweetness to preference.
- Cool bread slightly before slicing to maintain shape and texture.
- Grease the loaf pan well to prevent sticking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 232kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 477mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 63mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 87IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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