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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
This bread is incredibly easy, incredibly good. I’ve made beer bread before and it was good but not great. Always made it large cake pan. I made this in 2 loaf pans as I have a small oven. Rose perfectly and 2 days later, the aroma is “incredible”. Can actually make sandwiches with it, am looking forward to making this year round. And with some of the ideas of others here like sweet bread! Hope you don’t mind, but I’m passingyour recipe around!
I am so happy you love this bread so much Susana! Thank you!!
Hi there!
I made this bread with all purpose flour and it turned out great! I’m not an experienced baker at all and wanted to ask if you think this. Read would be successful using other flours. I was hoping to use whole wheat or even oat flour. Thanks so and I sincerely love everything you make
So easy and so good –I include a series of different spices, depending on the season . Pumpkin spice in the Fall garlic, and others during the winter and spring. Basil in the summer with some dried tomatoes.
That sounds amazing! Really happy you are loving this Bill. Thanks! ?
Hi. I’m hoping to make this right now. I am planning to make two loaves at once. Would you make any adjustments to the time or temperature? I also live at 6,000 feet, so I was happy to find that this works at high altitude.
Hey Stacy!
Nope I would not do anything different, just double the recipe and bake as directed. I think it should work great! Let me know if you have any other questions and I hope you LOVE the bread! 🙂
Made this yesterday (St. Patrick’s Day) using Redd’s Apple Ale. It was FANTASTIC!
I will definitely be making this periodically. So easy and SO delicious! Thanks!
SOOO happy you love the bread, thank you! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Tasteless and bland
I had my doubts this would be an edible item. I was wrong. Very simple and very good. It is a keeper. We will make several loaves for the St. Patrick’s day meal we serve annually at the club.
Thank you! So happy you love it! 🙂
You’re right it was crazy “easy”! It was a great way to use up some of the leftover beer from our Super Bowl party. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I made two loaves…one with Belgian side trip and one with cutthroat porter.
You’re right this bread is the easiest bread ever! I have baked a lot of bread in my lifetime and this was crazy “easy”! I made two. One with cutthroat porter beer and one with Belgian ale, side trip. Love them both. Nice way to use up leftover beer from my Super Bowl party.
I made your bread last night, but turned it into green chillie cheese bread like I used to eat in New Mexico. It worked out really well. I followed your directions, but put half of the dough in the baking dish. Then I added cheddar cheese and a chopped green chillie and then covered it with the rest of the dough. It puffed up really high and had a nice crust on top. Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to put this creation on my blog.
YUM! That sounds amazing!
so, we are not beer people but this recipe is too easy to ignore. does the end product taste like beer? is there a particular type of beer you could recommend that will be mild tasting in the finished product? thanks a lot
Hi! No the bread does not taste like beer at all. I would use a light beer. Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks!!
I made this easy and delicious recipe of yours and added cayenne and a mix of turmeric and garlic powder for a hint of spice and gorgeous color. One problem : cannot stop eating it. Thank you for posting this recipe.
Thanks for this recipe! We have it in the oven now, we added some shredded extra old cheddar and some shredded jalapeño jack. It will be served with homemade split pea and ham soup. I have no doubt it will be fabulous!!
Not sure what happened. I had to use almost 2 full bottles of beer. The 1st bottle the dough wouldn’t even mix together and was like clay. The 2nd bottle-almost a full one before it was where I could-barely pour it out of the measuring cup.
Anybody ever added protein powder to this? Thinking I could make protein bread? 🙂
ey Tim, sorry I have never tried this. I am not sure how it would turn out.