Introduction: Beer Bread
This Beer bread is soooo easy to make, infact its easy and quicker than making a standard loaf, lets get cracking then...
Step 1: Step 1
- Start by preheating your oven to 165C
- Mix the following ingredients together in a bowl -
3 cups of sifted plain flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of sugar
Step 2: Step 2
- Once all the dry ingredients have been mixed well together you need to add, 1 can (12 ounces) of beer. You can chose any beer you like, or even non alcholic if you prefere. I just used what i had in the fridge :D
- Blend the mix well, ideally with a stand alone mixer, or a electric hand wisk to ensure everything is blended well together
Step 3: Step 3
- Pour the contents into a lined and greased 1kg (2 lb) tin loaf
- Ensure the mixture is smoothed out with a metal spoon, to give an even appearance
Step 4: Step 4
- Melt 1/4 to 1/2 cup of butter and pour over the loaf. This will ensure you have a lovely crust on your bread and a soft and fluffy middle.
TIP - If you would rather have a soft crust add the melted butter to the mixture before putting it into the loaf tin, and do not add any melted butter in this step.
Step 5: Step 5
Bake for 1hour, and then leave to cool in the tin for at least 15 minutes before transefering to a wire rack to cool further, alternativily slice and serve whilst still warm.
3 Comments
12 years ago on Introduction
And an egg added in the mix, divide the dough into 2 equal sized balls, and you can you can make 2 pizzas. Spread out the dough and cook for 10 minutes, add sauce and toppings, then cook for 10 more.
If you want to use a dark beer for beer bread, it tastes better if you mix whole wheat flour in instead of just the all purpose. When I use Killians beer, I usually have 1 cup wheat to 2 cups white. Guinness is all wheat flour.
A tasty desert bread can be made by dding cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and using hard cider instead of beer.
12 years ago on Introduction
Heya, really sorry about the quality of the pics, i didnt relise until i had uploaded my pics that my camara lens had butter on it! fail on me! when i get a chance to have a baking session in the kitchen i plan on getting some new pics
12 years ago on Introduction
Your pictures are blurred but otherwise a nice instructable.