Three Ingredients To Beer Bread

This is the easiest recipe to make bread, as long as you like a little hint of beer flavor.  Most breads use yeast, which produces a gas that makes the bread dough rise and have little air pockets.  In this recipe, the beer replaces the yeast and does the same job, only without all the processing steps that yeast requires.




Mix in large bowl:

3 c. all purpose flour (not bread flour)
1/2 c. sugar


 make a well in the middle and pour in:

12 oz light, mild tasting beer  (for drinking I prefer dark, heavy beers, but those don't work very well in this recipe.  Stick to light, mild flavors)





Stir just until well blended.  (if you mix too much, it breaks up the bubbles and you get a flat, dense bread)










Spread in greased loaf pan.





Bake at 375 for 45-50minutes.

Cool in pan for 15 minutes.  Turn out onto wire rack and let cool for at least 1 hour.


You can sprinkle cheese on top before baking, or try cutting a slice down the center and spreading with a line of pesto.