Beer Bread

Love this recipe. When you want to have homemade bread and don't want to wait a few hours to eat it, this is a nice alternative. This bread is heavier than sandwich bread, but it is wonderful with soup and beans and just by itself.

375 degrees - 9x5x3 loaf pan - 10 min prep - 45 min to cook

Beer Bread

3 cups flour - unbleached white

3 teas baking powder (I use baking powder without aluminum)

1 1/2 teas salt

3 TBLS sugar (still use sucanat here)

1 12 oz beer

1 TBLS butter, melted for the top

First, grease and flour your pan and preheat your over to 375 degrees.

Next, in a bowl sift all of the dry ingredients together.

Add the beer and combine until just mixed.

Put dough into the loaf pan, then pour melted butter on top.

Bake for 45 minutes. When it's done baking, dump the bread out of the pan and let it cool on a cooling rack.

Notes: It's helpful to sift the ingredients together. Sifting the flour helps to make the bread a bit lighter. The original recipe tells you to just grease the loaf pan but I have problems with the bread sticking to the pan.

Making smaller loafs: Sometimes I like to make smaller loafs. If you do this, just lower the cooking time to about 30 minutes.

Enjoy this one!!!