Beer Bread: The Easiest Loaf Everrrrrrr

I’m typically not a huge bread person – not because I’m scared of gluten or carbs, mind you (screw that), but just because most breads don’t really get my flag up the pole, flavor-wise. (Add a generous fresh butter schmear into the equation, however, and we have lift-off.) There are a few exceptions though, this beer bread being one of them.

This is the loaf I do when I make a big crockpot of chili and decide last-minute that I want something nummy to dunk in it, because it’s deeeeeeLISH and it’s hearty, but still soft. Plus, my Irish Catholic husband always has beer in the fridge, so I always have all the ingredients on hand. Everyone goes ape over it. So when I forgot to buy bread this week, and it was the night before the first day 0f school, with my babies requesting turkey + pepperoni sandwiches, I knew exactly where to turn in order to avoid bra-ing back up and trudging out into the dark night in search of sandwich bread. Beer bread. About five minutes of prep time and a 40-minute stint in the oven would be all that stood between me and a raging bread boner. And not unlike Alexander Skarsgard shirtless, it never lets me down.

This isn’t one of those “free” recipes – gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, etc. Since we don’t have issues with any of those things, we’re good to go, and since this loaf is comprised of just a few simple ingredients, I feel great about it. But the good news is, it’s pretty sub-able. If you’re gluten-free, use all-purpose gluten-free flour and your fave gluten-free beer. If you’re cutting back on sugar, just use 1 tbsp of honey. If you’re dairy-free, just use olive or coconut oil, or even ghee. Play around. Do you, you know?

And because I know I’ll get these questions – no, it will not get your kids drunk (the alcohol burns off in the oven), and no, it does not taste overwhelmingly like beer. I’m not a beer fan at all, and this bread gives me alllllll the tingles. Try it and tell me what y’all think.

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5 from 1 vote

Beer Bread

This is the easiest, quickest loaf of bread everrrrrr. It can be used for toast, sandwiches, french toast, soup bread - you name it, it works. 

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 3 tbsp raw honey
• 12 oz IPA beer
• 4 tbsp butter browned

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat until browned. Pour half of it into a standard loaf pan + tilt pan all around to lightly grease all sides.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder + sea salt. Stir in honey + beer, just until incorporated. Pour into loaf pan + even out the top.
• Brush remaining butter over the top + bake about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Turn the loaf out onto a rack to cool, then slice + DEVOUR.