quick & easy - beer bread

Ever had one of those days where washing & drying your hair, putting on makeup and strutting around in a pair of uncomfortable jeans is just too much effort? Tough being a girl! So what do you do when you refuse to leave the house and you don't have a crumb of bread in the house, no more milk or yogurt... the only answer, is to make some... bread that is!

I came across this recipe for Beer Bread and was not disappointed. I used a reddish sweeter beer but I'm sure any beer with some fizz in it will be perfect! In other words, forget about Miller of Bud or Corona, go for something with a little yeast. It was perfect to dip in vegetable soup or with lots of butter and some salty cheese :o)


Beer Bread

• 3c / 470g plain flour (try find organic unbleached)
• 3 tbsp packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 bottle (375ml) beer, unopened, at room temperature
• 4 tbsp / 60g butter

1. Preheat oven to 190C/375F.
2. Grease a bread loaf tin with butter.
3. In a bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
4. Open the beer and add it all at once; it will foam up.
5. Stir briskly until just combined - about 20 strokes.
6. The batter will be slightly lumpy.
7. Place in the prepared loaf pan and drizzle with all the melted butter.
8. Bake until the top is crusty and until a knife comes out clean - 35-40 mins
9. Once ready, let it rest in the pan for 5 mins and turn out onto a rack.