Beer Bread

The easiest loaf of quick bread you will ever bake!

No yeast or rise time needed. All you do is add the ingredients into a bowl, mix, and pop in the oven to bake. In one hour your house will smell amazing, and you will have a freshly baked loaf of bread.

This loaf is great for dipping in soup or chili, or spinach artichoke dip. It’s also delicious eaten as is with a schmear of butter and drizzled with honey.

Beer Bread

Eats with Effie
The easiest loaf of bread you will ever make and no yeast necessary!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • whisk
  • 9×5 loaf pan
  • parchment paper or cooking spray

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 12 oz bottle of light beer or lager NA works too
  • ¼ cup melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375℉. Spray loaf pan really well with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and whisk together to combine. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add entire bottle of beer. Stir to combine until no flour remains. Do not overmix.
  • Add the batter to the loaf pan and spread evenly. Pour the melted butter over top.
    Place in the oven and bake for 60 minutes until golden brown and knife inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top of the bread is browning too quickly, place a piece of foil over the top.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes before removing. Remove from the pan and continue to cool on a wire rack.
    Allow to cool completely before slicing.

Notes

This loaf of bread is best eaten the day of.
Non-alcoholic beer works well also.
Keyword beer, bread

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