Beer bread is a quick bread (quick breads don’t use yeast to help them rise), but thanks to the beer it tastes like a yeast bread, and thanks to the baking powder and beer it rises like yeast bread. If you haven’t tried beer bread yet, or haven’t baked a loaf in a long long time… now’s the time to grab that extra bottle of beer sitting in your fridge or pantry and give it a try!   

• 3 C. flour
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted (Note: Feel free to reduce to 1/4 cup.)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a wooden spoon, stir the beer into the dry ingredients until just mixed. Pour half the melted butter into the loaf pan. Then spoon the batter into the pan, and pour the rest of the butter on top of the batter. Slide a baking sheet onto a lower rack to catch any butter that might overflow from the loaf pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until golden brown. Serve immediately. (Makes 1 loaf)