Yield: 8 slices
Best Easy Beer Bread Recipe
This buttery and easy Beer Bread is made using just a few simple ingredients with just a few minutes of effort on your part. With a perfectly crisp crust with a soft and tender center, I dare you to just have one piece!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar, or honey
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (12 oz) bottle beer, see notes below for beer recommendations
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
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Instructions
- 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. Using a wooden spoon, stir the beer into the dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Pour half the melted butter into the bottom of the loaf pan. Then spoon the batter into the pan, and pour the rest of the butter on top of the batter.
- Place loaf pan on cookie sheet in case there is any butter that spills over as it bakes.
- 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 even more butter - or a drizzle of honey, if desired. I recommend using a serrated knife to slice the bread so that you don’t tear the crust!
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Notes
Store: Store bread in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days. Resist the urge to put it in the refrigerator, so bread doesn’t dry out.
Reheat: To make it have that freshly baked feel again, pop a slice in the microwave for 10 seconds.
Freeze: Double wrap the cooled, baked loaf of bread in plastic wrap and a layer of aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 6 months.
Type Of Beer: A medium bodied beer with a mild flavor like a lager or pale ale is best. I personally like to use Yuengling traditional lager, Modelo especial or Shiner Bock. However, I have often used a light beer (like miller lite) with great success as well!
Self-Rising Flour: Swap for all-purpose flour for self-rising flour and eliminate the baking powder and salt.
Double It: Need to double this recipe for beer bread? Double it and bake it in a 9×13 baking dish. Start checking it for doneness around 40 minutes
Muffins: Want to make single serving muffins? Using a standard muffin pan, this recipe will make approximately 10 muffins. Start checking them for doneness around 18 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice, Calories: 321kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 32mg, Sodium: 548mg, Potassium: 66mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 370IU, Calcium: 101mg, Iron: 2mg