Description
Bake a moist, crusty Beer Bread in just 75 minutes—with no kneading and minimal effort. Perfect for any meal or snack!
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar (or 2 tbsp for less sweet loaf)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 oz beer (ale, lager, or stout)
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
- Optional: gluten-free flour blend, coconut sugar or erythritol, coconut oil or olive oil for dairy-free version
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Melt 2 tbsp butter and set aside. Slice remaining 6 tbsp butter into pats.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
- Pour in beer and stir gently until just combined.
- Fold in melted butter.
- Transfer batter to pan and top with butter pats.
- Bake 50–65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Brush hot loaf with remaining melted butter.
- Cool 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
For a healthier version, replace 1 cup flour with whole wheat, swap sugar with banana or applesauce, or use sparkling water with vinegar instead of beer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: beer bread, no yeast bread, easy bread recipe, quick loaf