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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
Has anyone done this in metric yet? I live in Holland and we don’t have the cup measurement, or can I just use an actual cup?
Barbara
Awesome. Super fantastic. Big hit with the family. Made it with the Sunday pasta sauce (also very good). OH, and slathered a slice of the bread with apricot jam. Nap time.
So happy you liked both recipes!! Thank you!
Just wanted to throw in a thought I routinely make yeast bread to an easy home recipe and will be trying to make beer bread to your recipe soon as possible. I make home made butter in my cuiseart mixer from heavy cream and salt and any spices or herbs I want. Everyone might want to check how easy making butter is online.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I loved the quick process ans the super tasty bread. It made great toast the next day and it is going to be my go-to baking for company from now on.
Thanks Sonia!!
Tried this for the first time tonight and was seriously impressed. It wasn’t as “beery” as I thought it was going to be, even though I used a vanilla porter – it had just the right amount of beer flavour. Plus it was unbelievably simple to make! The only issue I had was that the dough was VERY dry and I ended up having to add quite a bit of beer just to make it workable.
Hey Kay!! I have no idea why this is, but sometimes my bread is dry too. Not always, just every once and a while. I do not get it, but I just add more beer like you did and works great. SO happy you loved this, thanks!!
Yum! Great recipe, thx! I had chocolate ale and choc chips left over from the holidays and threw them in. It was a delish dessert.
WHOA! beer bread as a dessert!? I have to try that! 🙂
This recipe is also delicious when you sub a bottle of hard cider for the beer!
Thanks!
Does it need to be served right from the oven or can I make it the day before?
I am not a baker, and I am SO happy I found you on the interwebs with this easy and delicious bread! The hubby is quite happy, especially since I made this two days in a row. Seriously, thank you for the post, and now I’ll be searching through all of your wonderful work on this blog 🙂
YA!! That is so awesome, thanks!! 🙂
Just found your site – the bread was excellent and the leftover made great grilled cheese sandwich! Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you so much!
can non alcoholic beer be used? I have been gifted with a case of O’Doul’s and am trying to find a use for it.
Hey Carrie, I have never tried it, but I do not see why not. Let me know how it goes.
the non-alcoholic beer worked great! Finally a good use for it.
Awesome! And oddly enough I somehow ended up with some non-alcoholic beer too yesterday and I have beer bread baking now. LOL
Just made a batch with red stripe Jamaican lager and threw in a little cinnamon not sure how its gonna turn out as its in the oven at the moment but an update will definitely be shared
Hope you love it!
would i be able to use pumpkin hard cider instead of ale? i want to make it with chili for dinner tomorrow, but no where’s brought pumpkin ale yet!
Hmm, I am not sure, but i would try it. I do not see why it would not work and it sounds really good! Let me know how it goes!
How long does this bread keep? Does it freeze well? I have a bunch of leftover beer from a party 4 months ago (my hubby and I dont drink beer we like cider) and Im looking to do something with it. Thanks!
About 3-4 days, but you can also freeze the loaf for a few months. Hope you love this bread and let me know if you have any more questions!
Oh my goodness. I made this on a whim with some leftover white beer. Ah! Beautiful.
Ya! Thanks! Glad you loved it!