Easy Beer Bread Recipe
Enjoy the simplicity and amazing taste of this beer bread recipe! You don't need to knead the dough—just give it a quick stir and bake. The bread is soft on the inside with a crunchy, chewy crust. It's a delightful treat that's easy to make and perfect for sharing with family and friends!
Ingredients
- 345 grams (12 ounces) plain flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoon baking powder level
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 - 4 tablespoons sugar or up to ½ cup if you like your bread sweet
- 30 grams (1 ounce) salted butter melted and cooled
- 345 ml (12 ounces) light flavored beer at room temperature (must not be flat)
- 30 grams (1 ounce) extra melted butter for top of bread
Instructions
Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F) and lightly grease and flour a 22 cm x 12 cm (9 inch x 5 inch) loaf pan.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in 30 grams (1 ounce) of cooled melted butter and the beer, use a wooden spoon to stir about 20 times until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the loaf pan. Use the back of a spoon to smooth the top.
- Drizzle the remaining butter over the top of the bread.
- Place in the oven and bake for 40 – 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the top of the bread comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven. Let the bread stand in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely before cutting.
- Store in and airtight container at room temperature.