Quick Beer-Wheat Bread

If you've never made beer bread, I would encourage you to give this recipe a try sometime soon. The beer flavor is not strong as long as you do not use a dark beer, so let your personal taste be your guide. I use Fat Tire or Dos Equis, and we love the flavor that each one of these beers imparts to the bread. Since this is a quick bread, it goes together very fast and makes a good accompaniment to soup or salad.
Blessings...

Recipe:

3 cups packaged biscuit mix, such as Bisquick
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsps. sugar
2 eggs
1 12-oz bottle of beer (1 1/2 cups)

1. Combine biscuit mix, flour and sugar in a large bowl.
2. Add eggs and beer; beat with electric mixer for about 1 minute or until well blended.
3. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan, spreading evenly.
4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 - 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs attached.
5. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.

Yield: 1 loaf, serves 12 to 14 slices
170 calories per slice for 12 slices
1.7 gms. fiber
145 calories per slice for 14 slices
1.4 gms. fiber

Tip: You might want to store the bread overnight to blend the flavors a bit. I thought it got better with age. The bread also slices best when cool. To warm the bread, wrap it in foil and warm in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

This recipe was taken from a "Better Homes and Gardens" Magazine years ago.

Beer Bread-2

I have been making the same beer bread recipe for years, which is posted on the blog, but when I saw this recipe in a recent spice catalog I knew I had to give it a try to compare. I'm sure glad I did! This recipe is a keeper, and even a little better than the other recipe. The thing we really like about this bread is that melted butter is poured over the top of the loaf before baking to make a wonderful rich, crunchy topping. The butter also seeps down around the loaf, making it rich and delicious. So much so, that we didn't feel the need for more butter when we enjoyed the bread with our Beef Barley Soup, recipe posted on 12/11/12. I hope you might try this recipe soon for your family, blessings...

Recipe:

3 cups unbleached flour
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 tbsps. baking powder
1-1/2 tsps. salt
1 12-oz. bottle of beer, room temperature
1/4 cup butter, melted for topping

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees if using a metal loaf pan and 350 degrees if using a glass pan. Lightly grease 5 x 9-inch loaf pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir to mix well. Add the beer and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour the batter into prepared pan. Pour the melted butter over the top. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until bread tests done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool slightly before slicing.

Yield: 12 slices