This Easy Beer Bread is such a simple homemade bread recipe. It’s made with just 5 ingredients and it’s delicious! Subtly sweet, perfect anytime, especially straight out of the oven.
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Beer Bread Recipe
How about some delicious fresh bread that doesn’t require much fuss? Have your home smelling gorgeous with this Easy Beer Bread recipe. This easy bread recipe is a super simple and quick loaf, it’s great on its own but also an awesome side, your family will love it!
Why this is so good
- Easy! Really such a simple recipe, perfect for people who haven’t baked bread before. Only 5 ingredients and minimal prep.
- Delicious. This recipe serves up a moist, not too sweet, bread. Wonderful warm!
- Simple Side. Sometimes simple sides are the best because they are so versatile; serve up with anything from soups to pasta, or have on their own.
Ingredients
- Self-Rising Flour: If self-rising flour isn’t available, add 1½ teaspoon baking powder and ¾ teaspoon table salt to 3 cups all-purpose flour.
- Sugar: Granulated.
- Salt: Kosher.
- Beer: A bottled mild beer works best. For non-alcoholic bread, substitute 7-up for the beer.
- Butter: Salted.
How to make this easy bread beer
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In a bowl mix the flour, sugar, and salt, then stir in the beer until smooth. Place the loaf in a loaf pan and bake for 20 mins. Then remove from the oven, brush with butter and bake for another 20 mins.
Allow to cool completely and serve!
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An Easy Beer Bread Recipe
This bread only takes five minutes to prep and requires only five simple ingredients! It’s great for a quick and delicious homemade bread, perfect for anyone from novices to seasoned bakers.
Self-rising flour, salt, sugar, beer, and melted butter are all you need to make this awesome bread recipe!
What beer to use in beer bread?
I made this Easy Beer Bread with Blue Moon Honey Wheat, If you like a stronger taste then how about trying a Guinness, or a craft beer, or just your favorite beer should do.
If you want non-alcoholic bread, you can use 7-Up!
Variations for this bread recipe
This is a versatile recipe, you can mix it up! There are too many variations to list but here are some ideas to get you going. The main thing is just to have fun and experiment with different flavors.
Honey Beer Bread: Use 1 tablespoon sugar and add 1/3 cup honey along with the beer.
Cheese Beer Bread: add 1 cup shredded cheese along with the flour.
Non-alcoholic Bread: Substitute 7-up for the beer.
Cinnamon-Swirl Beer Bread: Swirl cinnamon/brown sugar mixture throughout the loaf.
Herb Beer Bread: Add 2 teaspoons Herbes de Provence or your favorite herb to the flour.
Top Tips
- Using more flavorful beers and ales — say, Sam Adams, will have more flavor and dark beers even more.
- You can use a toothpick to gauge if the bread is done. If you pull out a toothpick cleanly, the bread is done.
- If you’re not comfortable using a toothpick to determine if the bread is done, a more definitive test is using an instant-read thermometer — it should read about 200º F.
- Serve with pasta, soups, stews, within dips, or even on its own!
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Easy Beer Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour 339 grams (SEE NOTE)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 39 grams
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt 6 grams
- 12 ounces mild beer 340 grams (1 bottle), Blue Moon Honey Wheat recommended
- ¼ cup salted butter 57 grams, melted (½ stick)
Recommended Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir the flour, sugar, and salt together. Slowly stir in the beer and mix, with a wooden spoon, until almost smooth.3 cups self-rising flour, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 12 ounces mild beer
- Transfer dough to the loaf pan, and bake at 350°F about 20 minutes. Brush melted butter over the top of the bread and bake an additional 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The top should be golden brown and the bread should be 200°F internally.¼ cup salted butter
- Set pan on a cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and return to the cooling rack to completely cool.
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Becky’s tips
- NOTE: If self-rising flour isn’t available, add 1½ teaspoon baking powder and ¾ teaspoon table salt to 3 cups all-purpose flour.
- Variations:
- Honey Beer Bread: Use 1 tablespoon sugar and add 1/3 cup honey along with the beer.
- Cheese Beer Bread: add 1 cup shredded cheese along with the flour.
- Non-alcoholic Bread: Substitute 7-up for the beer.
- Cinnamon-Swirl Beer Bread: Swirl cinnamon/brown sugar mixture throughout the loaf.
- Herb Beer Bread: Add 2teaspoons Herbes de Provence or your favorite herb to the flour.
- Using more flavorful beers and ales — say, Sam Adams, will have more flavor and dark beers even more.
- You can use a toothpick to gauge if the bread is done. If you pull out a toothpick cleanly, the bread is done.
- If you’re not comfortable using a toothpick to determine if the bread is done, a more definitive test is using an instant-read thermometer — it should read about 200º F.
- Serve with pasta, soups, stews, within dips, or even on its own!
Nutrition Information
My son misunderstood the directions, so he dumped the butter on top. It turned out like butter swim biscuits
Oh no!
Can I sub Almond flour for regular flour?
I personally haven’t tried it that way, but you can give it a shot!
Tried the honey beer bread and it turned out far too salty.
I am sorry it didn’t work out for you, Erik.
This bread is fantastic and fool proof! When you want/need fresh homemade bread in about 1 hours time…this is your recipe! I have the many different versions that are mentioned for add ins…we like the cheese version the best. If you have a bottle of beer (or 7 up) in your fridge…..Make this tonight! You won’t be sorry.
Thank you, B!! I’m glad you loved it so much!!