Over the weekend, I tried another bread recipe….beer bread. I have never made a beer bread nor eaten a beer bread, though I have heard many people mention it. I am not a beer fan..I think even the smell of beer is unpleasant….but I wanted to give it a try….
I actually made two loaves of the bread. The first time I made the recipe, I used a Belgium wheat beer, which my husband said is delicious. The second time I made the beer, I used an organic India pale ale….that supposedly has a very strong, bitter taste. There was a slight difference between the two loaves, but I still thought each was delicious. My daughter, Tuesday, did not like the second loaf at all…she said it was not nearly as good as the first. So, when you are making the bread, you do have to consider the type of beer you are using.
But, in general, I thought the bread was delicious and very “robust”….it was a good, thick bread that I thought was perfect for sandwiches.
Basic Beer Bread in a Bread Maker
Ingredients
- 12 oz. can or bottle of room temperature beer
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp. dark brown sugar or honey
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 packet or 2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
Directions
1. Open the beer and pour it into a bowl. Whisk to get out as much of the carbonation as possible.
2. Pour the flat beer into the “bread bucket” in your bread machine. Add the oil, flour, salt, brown sugar or honey, and yeast. You can add the dry ingredients in any order, and there’s no need to stir.
3. Set the bread machine to run on the “basic” or white bread, dough cycle.
4. Bake at 375° for approximately 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.