This Bacon Beer Bread is so easy to make and full of wonderful, delicious bacon! It’s a savory quick bread recipe that uses just a few simple ingredients and will quickly become a family favorite!
For a few other easy and fun quick bread recipes check out this Pineapple Coconut Quick Bread, this Cranberry Squash Quick Bread, and this delicious Buttery Beer Bread.
This Is The Best Savory Quick Bread Recipe Ever
You guys. Look. Look at all that bacon-y goodness on top of that bread! Those dark flakes are from the bacon grease that you pour on top of this bread before baking. That’s right, I said you POUR warm bacon grease on top of your dough. Holy moly this bread is amazing.
I have been craving beer since I found out I was pregnant. It’s like as soon as it is restricted, I want it. Every time I head over to my parents, my Dad is drinking my favorite — Modelo — it’s pure torture. Add to that a craving for anything meat lately (steak, bacon or dried jerky type meats are constantly on my mind) and you can understand where the idea for this bread came from.
P.S. Pretty sure I have at least one boy baking in there. Beer & Meat?? Those are serious boy cravings.
Can I Use Leftover Bacon For This Recipe?
This past Sunday, Jorge and I had brunch at home. We had biscuits & gravy and we cooked up some delicious Smithfield Applewood Thick Cut Bacon. I saved our leftover bacon (I know — how did we even have leftover bacon??) and a little bit of bacon grease for this bread. It goes perfect as a side to a soup/chili/chowder or with something like steaks. Or you can eat it standing over the sink for a late night snack. Not that I have any experience with that.
Is This Bacon Beer Quick Bread Easy To Make?
This bread is a quick bread (no yeast!) and is easy to put together. The most involved part is cooking the bacon and we all know how easy that is! Between the chopped up bacon and the bacon grease on top, bacon is the big star in this bread. And since Smithfield conducted a survey and found 53% of women love bacon more than Valentine’s Day…well I know y’all are going to love this bread. ;-)
Bacon Beer Bread
This Bacon Beer Bread is so easy to make and full of wonderful, delicious bacon! It's a savory quick bread recipe that uses just a few simple ingredients and will quickly become a family favorite!
Ingredients
- 5 strips Smithfield Applewood Thick Cut Bacon
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Remove skillet from heat and let bacon grease cool. Once bacon is cool enough to touch, chop it in small pieces. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Line with parchment paper for easy removal (optional).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add chopped bacon. Using a wooden spoon, stir the beer into the dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Pour the melted butter into the bottom of the loaf pan. Then spoon the batter into the pan. Pour the cooled bacon grease on top of the batter.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve immediately with a smear of more butter, or reheat in the microwave for 20 seconds.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 282Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 575mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 7g
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I usually use self rising flour can I use that and omit the baking soda salt
Could you add cheese to this recipe? Would that change how it’s made?
Sure you can add cheese! I’d go with some shredded cheese and it should bake just the same. :-)
Hi! This sounds delicious! Does the beer need to be room temperature or does it matter? Thanks so much.
It can be cold or room temp! Works great either way! :-)
I found your blog the other day! I fixed this bread this afternoon! Quick, easy, and I enjoyed it! I’m sure I’ll make a different version of this as I experiment!
So glad you liked them! Thanks for taking the time to come back and comment! :-)
Yum – triple yum! I think I may try this with my next omelet. : )
LOL OMG DIS ID SO GOOOD GOING 2 get dunk of this all night long
This bread was so easy to make, finally used a guest’s leftover beer in my fridge from a party, and is such a great compliment to my beef stew in the crockpot tonight. My kitchen smells AMAZING! Thank you!
Looks Yummie, think I will try it the gluten free way, using gluten free beer and flour of course. Wonderful bread without “yeast”. Yippee!
I want to pour bacon grease on top of everything now!
Grats on the twins! Mmmmm biscuits and gravy. Put up your gravy recipe. Curious if it’s like mine. George and I have biscuits and gravy every Sunday. I use brats for the meat.
This is wonderful. I don’t make breads very often, but I think I can get behind this one. Love this!
Oh my gosh!!!
What!?!?!? You just blew my mind wide open. What a brilliant idea for bread. Have you ever tried making it with yeast, and if so how did it turn out? I’d like to try and make it into burger buns. I’ll definitely be experimenting with this idea in the future. Thanks for sharing this great recipe. Cheers!
this looks pretty tasty! I am 20 weeks pregnant with my little boy and anything meat is and has been utterly revolting…. here’s to everybody being different! :) congrats on the baby news! :)
This is my new favorite bread for always and for ever.
You had me at bacon! Oh and btw… I craved meat and potatoes like crazy with my first, a girl. Food for thought ;) I know everyone is totally different though.
Bacon grease over the bread?!?!? WHAT! That is just awesome. Love this!
Pure genius pouring the bacon grease over the bread! I just made a beer bread from a local company here in Nashville that has different mix flavors. I’m obsessed with beer bread now. Going to add yours to my list to bake!