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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
Here is a recipe for beer bread.
Here is the recipe for beer bread.
I’ve made this several times with different beers and it’s very fun to experiment with. My father in law requested my beer bread this year and wanted the recipe. Had to tell him where I got the recipe and printing him off a copy as I type. I have an IPA in the oven and about to start on a chocolate stout.
Have you ever tried it with Guinness? Do you think it would work with that kind of stout or is it better to use a blonde beer?
Stout works too! I think my family like a lighter beer best, but the stout works great, I have used it many times!
I have pretty much 0 baking experience. 35 yo man here. Tried to make this. I used an organic flavored Scrumpy cider (J.K’s winter something or other, has cinnamon and vanilla in it and is on the sweet side) instead of beer, since what I had in the fridge was flat. Smelled amazing. Tasted awful. I just realized I used baking soda instead of baking powder (wrote down the wrong thing), should have known something was wrong when it was done 15 minutes+ early. I don’t have enough ingredients left to try another one ;/ but I will. Thanks for the recipe. I saw a lot of them online but yours looks the best. Thanks for the recipe. I will try it again when I can and hopefully next time it will taste like it smells 😉
Oh no!! You will get it and when you do you will be so happy! Best of luck!!
Made this yesterday – AMAZING! I grew up with my mom making fresh bread in a bread machine and so in following her footsteps I have a bread machine that I use all the time and love – but this was SO quick and easy and tastes absolutely wonderful. It will absolutely be my new go to bread when short on time, which seems to be all the time, with the arrival of our newborn son! 🙂
Absolutely love your recipes and photography, I find myself constantly amazed at your creativity, ability, and dedication to Half Baked Harvest, especially to be so young, you are incredible!!
Oh wow! Thank you so much, Kaylee! I am so excited this bread was a hit! It is a favorite of mine as well!
Hi,
I just stumbled across your blog, like one does – tried this recipe and it blew my mind!! My bread was hard on top, and stodgy inside – I think it’s meant to be fluffier? (Not complaining though, i like doughey texture bread)
I gave you a little praise over on my new blog, Colofresh, I didn’t include the recipe – felt it only right anyone interested headed here for that -I just felt that this recipe fell into three of by “cores” on the site perfectly 🙂
Now… what to try next. Any other beer recipes?
Stunning blog by the way -both in terms of content, and ease on the eyes! Keep up the good work!
My daughter requested beer bread, for dinner. Upon doing a search. I found your recipe, and was thrilled to see I didn’t need self-rising flour. Only problem was, I didn’t have to 50 minutes to let the bread bake. So, I decided to see if the dough worked as buscuits. It work great, and made some awesome buscuits! Thanks for sharing it.
can you use Stevia instd of sugar???
Hi! I have never tried it, but if you enjoy stevia than I would think so. Enjoy!
Very nice beer bread recipe. Although we have a bread maker and a Kitchen AID mixer, I am an old school bread maker and do everything by hand. This is the easiest bread recipe that I have ever used. My children who are non- drinkers love it too. Thanks. 🙂
Thanks! So happy you love it!
I made this into a sweet bread. Added extra Brown sugar and raisins, then dusted the top with cinnamon sugar. I used an unfiltered wheat beer. It was awesome.
This time I added extra Brown sugar, quite a bit of cinnamon, a splash of vanilla and raisins. I loosely incorporated the extra ingredients. I used a hard apple cider for the beer. It smells like I have apple pie in the oven. I’m anticipating an amazing result.
Well I made something like this but without baking powder. I thought I didn’t need it because I have self-rising flour. It rose a decent amount, and the crust is great, but the inside doesn’t taste “done”, even though it is, like it’s a bit spongier than it should be. What went wrong?
I added extra sugar, fresh blueberries, and used blueberry ale. Fabulous!
Hey! Have you made this with whole wheat flour? Do you think it would come out the same? Thanks! (my friend made it over the weekend and it was AWESOME!!!- just made her sent me the recipe, can’t wait to make it!)
I have an yes, it is still great! Just a little a heartier! 🙂
Made this bread to go along with the Creole Shrimp recipe. It turned out great. Wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out because I tried gluten free flour for the first time but it baked real nice and went perfectly with the spicy shrimp. And yes, don’t forget the butter.