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Beer Bread is a super simple and quick bread that will become a weeknight favorite to serve alongside all of your hearty fall and winter meals.
I’m in full on cozy food mode. I’m talking casseroles, soups, chili, and stews – they’re pretty much all I want to make and eat at this time of year. And typically there’s always leftovers for the following day which is definitely a bonus!
When comes to cozy meals like sausage and lentil soup, roasted poblano beef stew and easy chicken chili, I’m a definitely fan of bread as a side.
Whether it’s homemade cornbread, Parker House Rolls, a loaf of crusty bread from the market, or crescent rolls from a tube, these types of meals just need to be paired with some carby goodness.
Today, I’m sharing one of my very favorite recipes for homemade Beer Bread that’s been on My Baking Addiction for years, we just freshened up a bit. It’s simple, delicious and perfect for this time of year!
CLASSIC, EASY BEER BREAD RECIPE
This bread literally takes five minutes to prep and requires only five simple ingredients.
That’s right. FIVE! That’s it!
Self rising flour, salt, sugar, beer, and melted butter are all you need to make this beer bread recipe.
The sweetness of the bread complements the subtle notes of the beer, but if you aren’t big on slightly sweetened breads, simply cut down the sugar to ¼ cup.
Serve this bread alongside any of your favorite soups, such as Sausage and Lentil Soup, Turkey Noodle Soup, or Stuffed Pepper Soup.
It’s also amazing toasted and spread with some butter and Slow Cooker Apple Butter.
HOW TO MAKE BEER BREAD
This recipe will make you wonder why you ever purchased a beer bread mix because it’s just as fast and just as tasty.
All you have to do to make this Beer Bread is mix together all of the ingredients except the melted butter.
For the beer, I like to use whatever light or medium-bodied beer we have on hand in the fridge. Simply use your favorite!
Once the dough is mixed together – it will be sticky! – pour it into a greased loaf pan and bake.
During the last three minutes of baking, brush the top of the loaf with melted butter. After all, who doesn’t love a beautiful, golden, buttery crust on their bread?
HOW TO JAZZ UP BEER BREAD
This beer bread is a great base recipe and has all kinds of jazzing up potential.
Ingredients you could add to this recipe include:
- Fresh, chopped herbs such as rosemary or thyme
- Shredded cheeses such as cheddar or pepper jack
- Minced raw garlic
- Roasted garlic
- Finely diced jalapenos
Simply add your mix-ins of choice when you stir together the dough and bake as directed.
Whether you enjoy a jalapeno-cheddar version alongside a bowl of classic chili or make it as directed, you will love having a loaf of fresh-made bread ready in an hour.
Beer Bread
Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 ounces beer I used bud light
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Butter an 8x4 inch loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and beer; mix well. The mixture will be sticky. Pour into the loaf pan and bake for about 55 minutes.
- At the last three minutes of baking, remove from oven, brush the top of the loaf with the melted butter and return to oven for the final three minutes of baking.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looks wonderful! I made a cheesy beer bread this weekend that turned out kinda chewy, but yours looks light and wonderful :)
Oh how I adore beer bread! I’ve been making mine with cheddar cheese and jalepenos. TASTY! Can’t wait to see the recipe about the corn chowder. Bring on the cooler nights!!
**smacking my lips** cheddar and jalapeños!!!! Brooke how much of each do you add to your bread dough? Cheddar makes it better = )
Looks good! I need to get around to making some bread this week… it’s definitely time. Can’t wait for the corn chowder, it’s my favorite soup.
Just printed that recipe out. It looks and sounds DELICIOUS!
wow will bake this
Hmmm – I can see why you wanted this bread to have it’s own time in the spotlight. It looks so delicious Jaime.
I love beer bread! *drool* I like to melt a stick of salted butter and pour it over the batter before baking, that way it has a really crunch, buttery crust. It’s so good!
I’m a sucker for any easy recipe-love that your beer bread is five ingredients and a cinch to make!
Jamie, I’ve never baked beer bread from scratch. I actually use a packaged mix from a food home business company. This actually looks easy. It chowders, soups and stew time, well not here in Atlanta, it’s still too hot, but real soon, LOL. Can’t wait to try this!!!
I too had only bought the beer bread mix from you-know-who and loved it. But I have used the “scratch” recipe and it is every bit as good and much less expensive. Plus, I don’t have to miss out on baking beer bread just because I ran out of the mix. Try it, you’ll love it. P.S. I didn’t have self-rising flour so I googled what to add to all purpose flour and it worked out just fine. DELICIOUS!