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5 Ingredient Beer Bread…and that includes the salt.
I was never, ever planning on posting this bread, and not because it’s not amazingly delicious.
Because I promise you, this bread will rock your world. So much so that you may be making it once a week from here on out. It’s just that good and by far the easiest thing I make. Without a doubt.
The only reason I was not going to post this recipe is that it’s embarrassingly easy. It requires one bowl, five minutes of prep time (seriously, tops), and five ingredients that I honestly think most everyone always has on hand.
Flour, baking powder, honey, salt, and beer.
That’s it you guys. And as I already said, it’s honestly one of the best loaves of bread you’ll ever have.
Today is the day I’m giving in and showing you guys one of my most requested recipes.
I’m not lying, I make a lot of food (A LOT). Actually, I make so much food that typically we have two or three freshly baked desserts lying around on any given day. You’d think I would give them away, but I can’t. By the time I’m done shooting them, and by the time my family has gotten their hands on the treats, it looks like an animal got to them.
In all fairness, I do a number on them while photographing, but my family kind of destroys them. Some people pick off their favorite parts first. Some people go straight for the middle. And some people dump the containers upside down, shake em side to side and do a little dance well they’re at it.
My mom asked me if I had anything for her to take to this “thing” she had last night. I was like, seriously…sure if you want to take the bars and that cake…that looks like animals got to it. Yeah, she passed. So I quickly whipped her up a batch of this beer bread. So easy and such a crowd-pleaser!
This bread is practically a staple on our dinner table. I mean, we’re having it again tonight.
It’s good enough that I make it when we have people over, bring it with me if we ever actually go anywhere (which is never, but I would) and have even made it on Thanksgiving and Christmas. People love this bread, love, love, love it.
It actually still amazes me how much people love it and how incredibly easy it is. It’s just plain bizarre.
If you are scared of homemade bread, this is the bread to make. You can’t mess it up. Ok, well I’m sure if you added way too much baking powder, dumped in tablespoons of salt, or maybe accidentally grabbed the powdered sugar instead of the flour. Yeah, in that case, I think it would be bad.
But I don’t think that’s going to happen.
I like this bread paired best with homemade chili or gumbo. But it’s also great as a side with roasted chicken, grilled steak, or even leftover for breakfast. I am telling you, this is your new favorite bread. Trust me!
Oh, and DON’T skimp on the butter, it’s a must!
5 Ingredient Beer Bread
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories Per Serving: 2656 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- kosher salt
- 1 (12 ounce) beer (use your favorite) (use your favorite, I love a pumpkin beer)
- 1/4 cup honey (or brown sugar, but honey is best)
- 6 tablespoons cold salted butter, sliced into 8 slices
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 9×5 loaf pan with butter.2. Add the flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt to a mixing bowl. Pour in the beer and add the honey. Mix until just combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Arrange the butter slices on top.3. Place the loaf pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until the top of the bread is lightly browned. Sliced and enjoy warm!
Lastly, if you make this 5 Ingredient Beer Bread, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
This post was originally published on October 1, 2013
Can I use 2 tsp of baking powder instead of 4 1/2 tsp?
Sure, but the bread may not rise as high or enough.
Made it today, it was super yummy! Lighter in color than the beer bread I grew up with, but just as tasty! I let mine cook exactly 45 minutes and it was perfect. Thanks for a great recipe!
So happy you loved this! Thanks Jen!
*SWEET* Beer bread like you’ve never had before.
I am a huge fan of making beer bread (Yes, I am a guy and as such love it because it’s easy to make)
So I have experimented with Beer bread recipes and this is what I determined to be exceptionally delicious:
INGREDIENTS
1 1/3 cups Self Rising flour
3 Tablespoons of Cream of Wheat
3/4 cup sugar
12 ounces of you favorite beer (Or one bottle/can of a six pack)
3 Tablespoons of Clover Honey
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a 2x Muffin loaf pan with nonstick spray.
First add your beer to mixing bowl making certain to not produce a foam. Add the flour in parts mixing thoroughly to avoid lumps , sugar, Cream of Wheat and a honey to a mixing bowl. Stir with a mixing spoon until combined and lump-free. Pour the batter into the Muffin loaf pan(s). Bake for 30 – 35 minutes or until the top of the bread is Moderately browned.
Allow to Completely cool before serving if you wish for a more consistent and firm bread-like middle – or allow too cool 5 to 10 minutes if you like a spongy center.
This is very sweet and is more akin to a desert treat than to bread. Alternately you can change the amount of sugar and/or Honey to make it less sweet (to your taste).
~ENJOY~
Thanks for the recipe! I can’t wait to try!
I am excited and have a strong and very sweet blueberry beer I am using!!! Yum!!!
Oh yum!! I really hope you love this!
Do you have to sift the flour? Thank you!
No sifting!! Thanks Lori and I hope you love this bread!
Kind day
could you tell the required weight of flour in grams or pounds
Cups are very different size)
thank you
Olga
with all possible respect and admiration
Hi I actually do not know, but I am sure you can look it up online. Sorry I was not of more help!
I just took this out of the oven. It is wonderful! I got a little carried away with the brown sugar and this first loaf will be a breakfast treat. LOL. I’m very low sodium so with just a s m a l l pinch of salt and the addition of lotsa dill or other herbs and some garlic I can see where this is going to be my go-to bread recipe. Thank you so much. I hope your family truly appreciates you. I can’t believe you go to school, cook for the whole family, keep up your blog and still find time to comment on your fellow bloggers websites – which is where I found you.
Hi Tieghan! I absolutely love your blog and recipes. Your recipes are always top notch. I have never had a bad one! The pictures you take are stunning and I love your writing. You seem like a lovely person and your blog will always be one I check regularly. I made this bread with Budweiser crown beer and I put rosemary in it. I also added rosemary and an egg wash on top. Delightful! I have also tried your oreos (they were to die for and so similar to the real thing, but BETTER, obviously) and my boyfriend now wants me to make your Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bake every month..haha Thanks for your amazing recipes… you rock!!!
Hi, can I make the same bread using whole wheat flour? Do the measurements change or remain the same???
Hi!
Yes, you can make this bread with whole wheat flour, but I would recommend using half whole wheat and half white flour or using all whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour.
If you use all regular whole wheat flour the bread will end up very dense.
Hope you love this and let me know if you have any more questions!
Hi Tieghan! I just made this bread and it’s in the oven. I only had Bobs Red Mill while wheat pastry flour. So I think I goofed as the recipe says pour into pan. My batter was super thick! If it doesn’t turn out I will try again with regular flour as I’m dying to try this bread! The bobs red mill whole wheat pastry flour said I could use it in any recipe calling for baking powder. I guess I wil find out in 40 minutes! Thank you!!! You do a terrific job on your recipes and blog!
The batter is always, but I am sure this was baked an eaten by now! Hope you loved every bite!
Thanks Judy! You are so sweet, I will try to keep the good recipes coming!
Looks delicious! I recently made beer bread for the first time & used an Orange Shandy-delicious! Perfect with my homemade apple butter & choke cherry jam. Glad my sister forgot her beer!
Thanks so much, Alyssa!
This.was.INCREDIBLE. I used regular flour with a dark oatmeal stout beer and it was amazing. I will be making it with a pumpkin ale next. This is on my list of make again and agains. Thank you :).
So happy you loved this!! It really is so good!! Thanks so much for making it!
Beer bread isn’t bizarre, it’s BEAUTIFUL!!! Thanks for such a great and easy recipe! Can it be made with wheat flour?
Hi Lisa! Thank so much! You can use half whole wheat, half white flour! Or all whole wheat pastry flour! Hope you love this!
Thanks Lisa! You can make it with half wheat half white or all whole wheat pastry flour. Hope you love it!
Hola! Greetings from your biggest fan in Costa Rica! Lovely bread! I haven’t tried beer bread before, but I really don’t like beer, does it taste a lot like it? Which beer woul you recommend me to use, we only get the regular brands here in Costa Rica. And another question, do you have to let the bread rest before baking it? Thanks! and keepp up with your wonderful blog!
Hi Lucia!! So excited to have a reader from Costa Rica!! As for the bread, yeah the beer does shine through a bit, but I still think you might just love it! I would try an ale and nope, the bread does not need to rest before baking!
Thanks!
I’ve been making beer bread for over 25 years; as a matter of fact, when I first moved to Colorado it was simply Coors Beer Bread. I had never heard of it in the Midwest or the South and back then Coors was still a sort of mystical brewery, not shipping anything east of the Mississippi so it seemed a very special recipe.
Still, like you…LOVED the bread. It’s so easy and so good and I would say good for you but my recipe is more sinful. Lots of melted butter poured on top before baking. I could probably just tear off the top and leave the rest to others but there would be a mutiny; that’s the part EVERYONE loves!
Ok, I have hear of the butter poured over top beer bread and am kind of amazed!! How on earth is it that I have not done this?!? I need to make your recipe. It sounds fantastic!
I’ve got a pumpkin beer bread publishing today. Butter part same as my ‘normal’ recipe. This one today uses pumpkin beer, some brown sugar and has toasted walnuts. It’s a great recipe to diversify with!