I discovered this beer bread recipe several years ago on the now defunct blog, Good Things Catered. I’d never made (or heard of) beer bread before and was amazed by how easy and delicious it was. Somehow I forgot about this recipe until recently. I was looking for an alternative to cornbread to serve with chili when we had friends over for dinner and remembered this beer bread. It was a huge hit with everyone and I have now served it to two different groups of company and received raved reviews from both groups.
The best thing about this bread is how easy it is to prepare. It has a short ingredient list, is assembled in one bowl and in the oven in five minutes. Also, the house smells amazing while it is cooking. I have made a couple of modifications to the original recipe and am posting my version below. Note, I cannot link to the original recipe because the blog has been removed.
Please make this beer bread this winter and let me know what you think! I’m willing to bet it will become a favorite!
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Cheesy Beer Quick Bread
(Recipe adapted from Good Things Catered)
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
A sprinkle of your choice of fresh or dried herbs, we like rosemary, chives, thyme, etc.
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar (or feel free to substitute other cheeses)
12 ounce bottle or can of beer (you could get fancy with this and use a lager or stout or you could be like me and save your good stuff. and use the random bottle of Bud Light you find in your fridge)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, garlic and herbs. Add cheese and whisk to combine. Slowly add beer to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Dough should be thick. Knead dough a couple of times until it comes together.
Place dough in prepared loaf pan and pour melted butter over. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
Yield: 8 servings
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YUM. We do a different version of this but I may have to give yours a whirl instead. Can’t go wrong with beer bread!
I have never made bread before. I made this for a dinner party last night and was stressed that it would turn out well – and it was incredible. You are so right about the house smelling so good and then EVERYONE raved about it. I had it with a hearty vegetarian stew and it was the perfect complement. Oh – and so easy!
YUM. We do a different version of this but I may have to give yours a whirl instead. Can’t go wrong with beer bread!
Oh – my mom just made some Irish Soda bread this week and I have been trying to find a quick bread recipe to try myself. I think I may have found the winner. This would be perfect with warm soup or chili on a cold winter evening. Or in the morning with eggs.
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