Full Flavor Beer Bread Recipes

HOMEMADE BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and set aside.
• Melt two tablespoons of butter and set aside to cool. Slice remaining butter into 6 to 8 pieces and set aside.
• Whisk together all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• Add beer and stir just until almost combined. Add melted butter and stir to combine.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and top with slices of butter.
• Bake for 50 to 65 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Brush with additional melted butter if desired.
• Let cool in loaf pan for 15 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Serve with butter and honey if desired. Or better yet, top with my honey butter!

YEAST BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, mix water and yeast. Stir until yeast is dissolved.
• In a large bowl, add beer, cream cheese, sugar, and salt. Pour in yeast and stir.
• Mix in 2 1/2 cups flour. Turn out onto a floured board and knead in remaining 1/2 cup of flour until dough is soft and smooth.
• Put dough in greased bowl and turn dough so that top is greased . Cover and let rise in warm place for about 60 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Punch down dough with your fist. Turn dough out onto floured board and knead for about 1 minute.
• Preheat oven 375 F. Form dough into 1 loaf. Put into buttered bread pan. Cover and let rise until double in size, about 30 minutes.
• Score dough by cutting 3 slashes across top with a sharp knife.
• Put in oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.
• Turn out bread and let cool on a rack or dish towel.

FULL-FLAVOR BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease bread pans.
• Mix all dry ingredients. (For dark or sweeter beers [ex: a stout, or cherry wheat beer] add extra Brown Sugar. For a mid-range or hoppy beer [ex: a Yuengling, or an IPA] add Onion Power and Italian Seasoning).
• Add beer to dry ingredients and mix until moistened through. (Dough will be sticky. Do not try to kneed it like a traditional bread dough).
• Transfer dough to bread pan and top with melted butter.
• Bake 45-60 minutes (depending on oven); until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Holiday Gift Suggestion: Layer each dry ingredient in a Mason Jar. Add decorative fabric over the lid/under the jar ring. The gift tag includes baking directions, " -- Just add your favorite beer!" (or make a gift basket that includes an interesting beer to go in it).