We finally had a break from the crazy heat this weekend and I was able to comfortably wear a new sweater from J. Crew, so I was a happy girl! With the cool temps hovering in the low 60’s, I jumped at the opportunity to whip together a delicious Corn Chowder and Beer Bread to accompany the crisp, fall-like weather.
I decided to post each of these recipes separately, because they are both pretty darn delish and I felt it would be unfair for them to share the spotlight. First up is a Beer Bread recipe, it’s a super simple and quick bread that will become a weeknight favorite to serve alongside all of your hearty fall meals.
This bread literally takes five minutes to prep and requires only five simple ingredients. This bread will make you wonder why you ever purchased a beer bread mix because it’s just as fast and just as tasty. The sweetness of the bread compliments the subtle notes of the beer, but if you are not big on slightly sweetened breads, simply cut the sugar down to 1/4 cup. This bread is a great base recipe and has all kinds of jazzing up potential. Toss is a variety of herbs, cheeses, garlic, etc. or simply enjoy it as written. Stay tuned to MBA on Thursday for the Corn Chowder recipe…there’s bacon involved, so don’t miss it!
Beer Bread
yields | 1 loaf
Ingredients
3 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
12 ounces beer {I used Bud Light}
2 tablespoons melted butter
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Butter an 8×4 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.
3. 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.
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I have officially declared it autumn as well. I bought my first winter squash at the farmer’s market this weekend and I am super happy about it. If there’s one thing that screams fall to me it’s a good bowl of soup with a nice hunk of bread. You got the latter part DOWN. And I can’t wait to see about that soup!
I’ve never had beer bread, but if it contains beer I’m all for it! I too am psyched for fall!! Bring on the soup
It is definitely autumn here! Love it… my favorite time of year.
Thanks – looks great! Will have to give this a try!
I’ve been making beer bread since moving to Colorado 25 years ago; of course here it’s called Coors Beer Bread! The weird thing is…I love it but not that fond of beer, so it’s not just for beer drinkers; it’s for bread eaters!
I cleaned out my fridge today Jamie, found a bottle of beer my daughter must have bought…guess where it’s going, in about two minutes. Yep. And if that loaf is all gone tomorrow…well, luckily I can say it was all your fault!
Barb-
It seems as though we are on the same cooking/baking wavelength tonight between this and your amazing Cilantro Rice! Enjoy!
So I compared our recipes; seems I had converted mine to using regular flour some time ago to avoid the substitution issue and mine has less sugar and more butter. Though yours is undoubtedly less fattening…that butter in the bottom of the pan that sort of cooks into the bottom crust? Not sure I could give that up!
Either way…it’s a favorite and now, it’s all gone!
Jamie,
I’m generally intimidated by baking bread, but your recipe, with only 5 ingredients, gives me hope! Of late I’m all about fewer ingredients with lots of good flavor, so this Beer Bread recipe falls right in line with what I’m attracted to these days in the kitchen. Thank you for sharing.
Enjoying your site!
Jamie, I live in Brazil, where self-raising flour isn’t available. Is there a way of making this recipe by adding baking powder/soda to all-purpose flour? If so, how much? Thank you =)
For 1 cup, use 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
Thanks, Kim!
That looks yummy!
Ahaha I love the idea of this bread! I’ve never had it before, but know I’d love it.
Fall seems to have come early this year, and I can’t believe it’s time already for soups and sweaters! I’m definitely giving this bread a try this week! I’ve only had beer bread once from a mix I purchased and was a fan so I can’t wait to try it from scratch. Thanks for the inspiration!
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!
I’m a sucker for any easy recipe-love that your beer bread is five ingredients and a cinch to make!
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!
Hmmm – I can see why you wanted this bread to have it’s own time in the spotlight. It looks so delicious Jaime.
wow will bake this
Just printed that recipe out. It looks and sounds DELICIOUS!
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.
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 wonderful! I made a cheesy beer bread this weekend that turned out kinda chewy, but yours looks light and wonderful
I made this last night using Blue Moon, which is by nature a pretty fruity beer. I liked it, but I think I’d make it with Bud or even a stout in future. It came together super quickly. I used 3 tablespoons of baking powder and 1/2 tsp of salt in the flour mixture since I didn’t have self rising flour on hand.
It’s absolutely silly how easy, and how beautiful, this bread is!
I love beer bread! What you can also do is after you pour the batter into the pan, melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine and pour that right on top of the batter then bake it. so crunch and…*drool* do i have any beer or flour? *looks* I’ll be jiggered i do! Hot Dog!
This was amazing made two loaves. So simple and delish! Thanks for a simple wonderful tasting bread.
Yummmmmmm I love beer bread!!
What a great recipe! What size loaf pan? 8×4″ or 9×5″ ?
I used an 8×4 inch pan. I’ll add that to the recipe…looks like I left it out. Thanks!
I, too, love beer bread. Just had it over the weekend with spinach dip. I think my recipe has 1/2 stick salted butter melted over the top before baking. Creates a nice crispy exterior with soft bread in the middle. For a tex-mex flair, I add a can of diced green chilis and some cheddar cheese. Outstanding with chili and perfect for football games. Yum!
I don’t even remember how I tripped over your blog, but if just for this recipe alone, I am so glad that I did!!! I LOVE beer bread, and those mixes are so expensive- I never would have thought that it was so easy and cheap to make.
Thanks for sharing… I have been clicking around your site- great recipes… amazing photos!
Rach-
If you like shrimp, try the shrimp pasta….so dang good! That was my…”if only for this recipe…” recipe
Renee
Tried this two weeks ago. LOVED IT. I cant wait to do it again with herbs this time.
Wow, I was looking for a simple bread recipe and this is it! So quick and easy and completely delicious!
yum, yum, yum! Thanks for sharing, my neighbor uses the packaged kind, and I’m looking forward to trying the homemade version!
Wow, I’ve never heard of beer bread before (even packaged), but it looks/sounds delicious. I’ll have to try this out soon.
This was my first attempt at beer bread. Mine didn’t turn out near as pretty, but it was sooooooo good! Plan on making another loaf tomorrow to take to dinner @ a friends, break it apart and serve with spinach & artichoke dip. Yummm!
Hey there,
I think this bread with the corn chowder sounds amazing; I plan to make it for everyone tomorrow night for dinner. However I’m running through the ingredients I need to get from the store and came upon a question: is all pourpose flour the same as self rising? (the flour needed for the bread).
Jenna-
All-purpose and self-rising are two different flours. Self-rising already has leavening agents incorporated into the flour. Hope this helps. Have a great day.
Jamie
Yum! This bread is so tasty! I had never heard of beer bread before one of my girlfriends made some from the boxed mix and of course I loved it! This recipe tastes just as good as any other I’ve had BUT it’s homemade and cheaper and SO easy! I went ahead and dumped the melted butter over the top of the batter prior to putting it in the oven as some other commenters suggested and it turned out really well! I also made my own “self-rising flour” as I didn’t have any on hand. I made this to go along with your Corn Chowder as you suggested and it was such a great meal. Thanks for another great keeper recipe!
We love beer bread with dill & cheese added and served with slow cooker salmon chowder. Always looking for quick and easy healthy recipes to make now that it’s just hubby and I at home
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