Beer Bread Recipe

My favorite honey beer bread recipe is ultra-easy to make with just 6 ingredients (no yeast required) and tastes so buttery and delicious!

If you have never made beer bread before, I’m telling you, bread-baking doesn’t get any easier than this! Simply stir 5 basic ingredients together (flour, baking powder, salt, beer and honey), brush melted butter on top of the batter, and bake until golden. Then — voila! — in less than an hour, the most delicious, buttery, cozy and comforting beer bread will yours to enjoy in no time.

It can be served up with just about any kind of meal, although we’re especially partial to dipping it in soups and stews at our house. It can also be easily frozen and saved for later, if you would like. And it’s also easy to customize with various herbs or a handful of shredded cheese, if you would like.

I have probably made this recipe hundreds of times, and thousands of our readers have made and loved it too. So if you haven’t yet given it a try, I say it’s time! ♡

Beer Bread

Per Google.com, the #1 recipe for Beer Bread in the world! There are a few recipes for beer bread out there, but none as simple (and tasty!) as this one. You can even mix it in the baking pan for easy cleanup. This is sensational when served with soups or just as a snack, but don’t expect it to be around very long when your family gets a taste of it! Be sure to use a sheet pan on the shelf below the pan to catch any excess butter that may drip during cooking.

Prep: 3min

Total: 1h3min

Yield: 6-8 serving(s)

Nutrition Facts: calories 422.1, Fat 16, Saturated Fat 9.8, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 707.9, Carbohydrate 58.7, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 8.5, Protein 6.9

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour (sifted)
• 3 teaspoons baking powder (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
• 1 teaspoon salt (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer
• 1/2 cup melted butter (1/4 cup will do just fine)

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix dry ingredients and beer.
3. Pour into a greased loaf pan.
4. Pour melted butter over mixture.
5. Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at least 15 minutes.
6. UPDATED NOTES: This recipe makes a very hearty bread with a crunchy, buttery crust. If you prefer a softer crust (like a traditional bread) mix the butter into the batter instead of pouring it over the top.
7. Sifting flour for bread recipes is a must-do. Most people just scoop the 1 cup measure in the flour canister and level it off. That compacts the flour and will turn your bread into a “hard biscuit” as some have described. That’s because they aren’t sifting their flour! If you do not have a sifter, use a spoon to spoon the flour into the 1 cup measure. Try it once the “correct” way and you will see an amazing difference in the end product.
8. I have had many email from you kind folks about using non-alcoholic beverages instead of beer. That is fine to do but I highly recommend adding a packet of Dry Active Yeast or 2 teaspoons of Bread (Machine) Yeast so that you get a proper rise.
9. The final result should be a thick, hearty and very tasteful bread, NOT A BRICK! ;).
10. Thank you all for the incredibly nice comments and those of you who left a bad review – learn to sift sift SIFT! You will be amazed at the results you get.

Honey Beer Bread

This honey beer bread recipe is quick and easy to make with just 6 simple ingredients! See notes above for possible seasonings that you can add in too.

Prep: 10min

Total: 1h10min

Yield: 1

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/4 cup honey*
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Instruction:

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt until combined. Slowly pour the beer and honey into the flour mixture, and stir until combined.
3. Pour half of the melted butter into the bottom of a 9×5-inch bread pan, and brush it around to grease the inside of the pan. Add the batter and spread it out in an even layer. Then brush the remaining melted butter evenly on top of the batter.
4. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove and transfer the pan to a wire baking rack and let the bread cool for at least 10 minutes.
5. Slice with a bread knife, serve warm and enjoy!

Classic Beer Bread

Raise your hand if beer bread was the first type of bread you learned to bake! This classic recipe, with its four simple ingredients, requires nothing more than a bowl, spoon, pan, and oven in the way of tools. Beloved of busy bakers everywhere, the bread is moist, nicely dense and chewy, perfect for toast and sandwiches.

Prep: 3min

Total: 48min

Yield: 18

Serving Size: 42g

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 42g, calories 100 calories, Carbohydrate 16g, Cholesterol 5mg, Fiber 1g, Protein 1g, Sodium 240mg, Sugar 1g, Fat 3g, Saturated Fat 1.5g, Trans Fat 0g

Ingredients:

• 3 cups (340g) King Arthur Unbleached Self-Rising Flour
• 1 to 4 tablespoons (14g to 50g) granulated sugar to taste
• 4 tablespoons (57g) butter melted divided*
• 1 1/2 cups (340g) beer or plain seltzer water

Instruction:

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan., Mix the flour, sugar, 3 tablespoons of the melted butter, and the beer, stirring until fairly smooth; don’t worry about a scattering of small lumps., Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter., Bake the bread for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted about 1/2″ into the top of the loaf comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it., Remove the bread from the oven, and after 5 minutes turn it out onto a rack to cool., Wait until the bread cools completely before slicing. Store airtight at room temperature.

Easy Beer Bread Recipe

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