Description
Fast and easy, this one-bowl wonder can be in your oven in 5 minutes to reward you with the smells of beer and spice and sweetness for the next hour. There’s almost no dinner that’s not made better by the addition of beer bread, but it works best with Holiday dinners or slow cooker meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 stick butter (113 g)
- 2 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (358 g)
- 2 and 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon Italian herbs seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 3 Tablespoons hot honey or regular honey (63 g)
- 12 oz can or bottle of beer (something not too strong or expensive)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Line a loaf pan with a piece of parchment that covers the bottom and long sides of the pan.
- Place the stick of butter in the pan while the oven preheats.
- Meanwhile, mix the flour, baking powder, Italian herbs, salt, and garlic in a bowl. Pour the beer over the flour along with 2 tablespoons of the honey. Mix with a spatula just until the flour disappears.
- Once the butter is melted, take the pan out of the oven and pour off all but about 1 tablespoon of the butter into a small cup. Swish the remaining butter around the bottom and sides of the pan as best as you can. If you’d like, you can use a pastry brush to brush the butter on the short sides where there is no parchment .
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it down roughly to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Drizzle the top of the bread with the reserved butter and the last tablespoon of hot honey.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the bread comes out clean and the edges are starting to crisp.
- Cool the bread completely before slicing.
- The bread is best the day that it’s made, but you can wrap it in foil and keep it at room temperature for up to 3 days. Warm up leftover bread in the toaster oven for the very best taste. For longer storage, wrap up the bread in foil and then place it in a plastic bag to freeze for up to 2 months.
Notes
Variations
- 1. Cheesy beer bread: grate in about 1 cup of cheese such as Cheddar, Havarti, or Monterey Jack.
- 2. Dairy-Free: Omit the butter in place of 1/2 cup of coconut oil.
- 3. Vegan: Use the coconut oil and replace the hot honey with the same amount of maple syrup mixed with 1 teaspoon chili powder. You can also use Hot Agave sauce if you don’t want to use maple syrup.
Bake it faster: Bake in a 9 x 13 pan following the same directions. The bread will only take about 20 minutes to bake in the larger pan.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
