This is a quick and easy beer bread recipe perfect for the holidays and not only. The bread is soft and delicious with soups, stews, or other favorites.
This beer bread recipe is part of my bread collection, where you can find many recipes for savory or sweet quick bread and bread made with yeast. If you enjoy baking quick breads( I absolutely love baking bread), you might want to check out Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread With Molasses, Colonial Brown Bread, or this delicious Cranberry Orange Banana Bread.
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Blogging about food can get interesting around my house sometimes. The other night, I was working on this recipe, baking, and writing the notes for the blog. My husband was at work, so I made the bread and a pork stew with vegetables and left them on the kitchen counter to cool off. When my husband came home, I was just preparing to shoot some good pictures of the bread.
I left him in the kitchen and grabbed my camera, but I forgot to mention to him that he could not touch the food yet, as I needed to take a few good pictures. I came back to this:
Not to mention what else he was doing when I got there. This!!!
YES! He peeled off the crust from the top of the bread and dipped it directly in the pot! I was like:" What are you doing? I did not have a chance to take pictures of that! "
I laughed but knew I had to make the bread again, just for the pictures. And also because we ended up that night having half of the bread with that stew and with butter, like naughty kids! It was so good!
Why This Recipe Will Win You Over
There are many quick beer bread recipes worldwide, but this is my favorite one. I received it from a good friend who mastered Minnesotan cuisine. The delicious quick bread that does not need rising before baking is a specialty here in Minnesota, and this recipe is one of the many I have learned to treasure over the years.
This bread is best when you make it right before your guests arrive because it tastes fantastic warm, but it slices better when it is completely cool. It is soft, moist, and divine with some butter, soup, or stews we had the other night. 🙂
Ingredients Needed
- Flour: I used all-purpose flour and combined it with baking powder.
- Beer: Any kind of beer is good, and you can choose any flavor you desire. Beer can also be replaced with seltzer water, but the beer adds flavor, and I do not recommend replacing it unless you add other flavors.
- Butter: You need unsalted butter, but you can replace it with oil without a problem. Pouring melted butter/oil on top of the dough makes the bread less crusty and softer. You can skip the grease entirely if you want, but I like it this way.
- Sugar: Granulated sugar is what you need and in a small amount.
- Baking powder: It is used as a leavening ingredient.
- Optional ingredients: poppy seeds, sesame seeds, caraway seeds, chopped sundried tomatoes, chopped olives, crumbled herbs.
How To Make This Easy Beer Bread
- Step 1. Preheat the oven and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Step 2. In a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Step 3. Add the beer and mix to combine.
- Step 4. Add the optional ingredients.
- Step 5. Spread the batter into a well-greased bread pan and pour the melted butter over the top.
- Step 6. Bake.
- Step 7. Remove the loaf from the pan and serve warm, or allow it to cool on a rack for better slicing.
How To Serve The Beer Bread
This bread is excellent for soups, stews, or a quick snack. I like it with my Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup, or this awesome Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Soup. As for a stew, try this Hearty Potato Stew Recipe With Chicken or one of these amazing 44 Easy Stew Recipes.
You can store the bread in an airtight container for up to two days or freeze it later. Then, warm it up in the oven or microwave. A little bit of butter on it is all you will want.
It is a quick recipe, easy to make, and saves you from grocery shopping for bread. Besides that, who doesn't like the smell of fresh homemade bread? I hope you enjoy making it once in a while.
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📖 Recipe
Quick Easy Beer Bread Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2-3 tablespoons melted butter oil
- 12 ounces beer flat is fine, fizzy is fine too If you don't care for beer use seltzer water instead.
- Optional ingredients: poppy seeds sesame seeds, caraway seeds, chopped sundried tomatoes, chopped olives, crumbled herbs.
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375F.
- Sift the flour first.
- Grease a 9x5 inch(23x13 cm) loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the beer and mix.
- Add the optional ingredients and stir into a gluey batter.
- Spread the batter into a well-greased bread pan.
- Pour the melted butter over the batter.
- Bake at 375F for approximately 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown and no longer goey in the center.
- Remove loaf from pan and serve warm, or let cool on a rack and serve later. It cuts better when it is cold.
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andrew says
While I consistently rely on a few beer bread recipes, I felt the urge to try something new and without a doubt this recipe will join that list. I admit subbing honey for the granulated sugar, but aside from that did everything as listed, including dripping 2tbs of melted butter on top. I appreciated not having to fuss about the freshness of the beer or worry about the temperature of the different ingredients added. Everyone in the family enjoyed the bread and we look forward to trying it toasted tomorrow morning!
Annabella says
So delicious! I add a variety of herbs (basil, oregano, thyme) to increase the flavor. Such a simple, reliable recipe. Love the seltzer water modification
Jaybee says
I made three small loaves seasoning one with Italian flavors, one with Mexican and one with a peanut butter and honey mix layered in the center. All were great and the recipe IS a keeper! Thanks for sharing!
Gabriela says
It makes me happy when people get creative with my recipes. Thank you for coming back to leave a note, I truly appreciate it.