Beer Bread
The only Beer Bread Recipe you will ever need! It's all about the beer (of course) and the butter!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12 slices
Calories 187 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups (330g) sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt optional
- 1 (12-ounce) can beer room temperature
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 113g) salted butter cold
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare a glass loaf pan with butter or pan-release. (If you don't have glass try and use a light colored pan as a dark pan might bake the edges too quickly.)
- In a bowl add the flour, baking powder, and salt. (add the sugar here if using)
- Whisk dry ingredients together.
- Pour in the beer and stir all ingredients until just combined and there are no dry parts. The batter will be thick.
- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and smooth out if needed.
- Cut the butter into slices (roughly tablespoon size) and place on top of the raw batter evenly.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until the bread is golden brown on top. There should be about 1/2 inch of melted butter bubbling at the bottom. (I start checking at 35 minutes and my bread is usually done. I have a convection oven.)
- Allow to cool on the counter for about 5 minutes or until all of the butter in the bottom of the pan is soaked back up into the bread.
Recipe Notes
**If using granulated sugar you can use 1-4 tablespoons. The use of sugar is based on the type of beer used and your preferences. When using a lite beer I used 2 tablespoons and found it to be sweet enough. If you prefer a sweeter beer bread use all 4 tablespoons.
**I listed salt as optional. We love how to brings out the flavor but again, it really depends on what kind of beer you use.
