Bready or Not: Buttery Beer Bread

My husband loves beer. He recently decided to start collecting beer growlers from small breweries. I do not like beer. Therefore, he ends up with a sizable amount of artisan beer that needs to be consumed in a short amount of time.

“And this is a problem… how?” he asked.

“Of course. Moderation and all.”

“What? What do you think I could do with beer other than drink it?”

“I could make beer bread!”

He gave me one of those patented husband looks that says you would suggest I use this precious elixir for bread. But that’s exactly what I’ve done twice now, and you know what? He thinks it’s a pretty awesome thing because he loves bread, too.

I have only made this using my Pampered Chef mini loaf pan. I love the size of those loaves! One is perfect for a meal or two, and they freeze fabulously. I just wrap them individually in plastic wrap, defrost in the breadbox, and then warm them with some butter.

My breadbox gets a lot of use. [There's a joke there that a few select people will get. The rest of you, just nod.]

 

Recipe modified from Veronica’s Buttery Beer Bread at Jenna’s Everything Blog.

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Bready or Not: Buttery Beer Bread

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tb baking powder
1 tsp salt
12 oz beer
1/2 - 1 stick unsalted butter, melted (make it as buttery as you want)
kosher or pretzel salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375-degrees. Prepare your big loaf pan or mini loaf pans by buttering lightly on the bottom (the sides will be well-buttered later on).
Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Stir in the beer. It may be sticky and need to be incorporated by greased hands.
Drop the dough into your pan(s) and even out the top as much as possible. Melt the stick of butter and pour it all over the dough.
Using four mini loaf pans, it will bake for 30-35 minutes. The original recipe stated that a full-size bread pan needs to bake for an hour. Let it cool in the pan for about five minutes, and then because of all the butter, the bread should pop right out.
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