Beer Bread

  4.5 – 747 reviews  

These crescent rolls are excellent for lunch or a mid-afternoon snack. The ham can be replaced with any deli meat, and any type of cheese is OK. less than 20 minutes to complete.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 10
Yield: 1 9×5-inch loaf

Ingredients

  1. cooking spray
  2. 3 cups self-rising flour
  3. 3 tablespoons white sugar
  4. 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Mix flour and sugar together in a large bowl. Pour in beer and continue to mix, first with a wooden spoon and then with your hands, until well combined; batter will be sticky. Pour into the prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 50 to 60 minutes.

Reviews

Mark Anderson
Still in the oven but it smells good.. I sprinkled the top with everything seasoning and garlic because I love both of those things should have thought and put some garlic in it but we’ll see how it is when it comes out.. have plenty of butter on hand for that hot bread!
Ryan Brown
I used Red Trolley Ale, and cooked at 375 F until tester came out clean, 40 min. It was great!
Jonathan Garza
Bread turned out wonderfully! Didn’t have any self rising flour but I did read Medea’s review and went based on that. I did opt to use a cast iron and the bread held shape and baked evenly.
Benjamin Scott
Love how simple this recipe is, I make it pretty often! Easy to add things to, this time I threw in some mozzarella, tomatoes and radish greens.
Diana Bowen
I add about a 1/4 C of jalapeno peppers. It turned out good if you like a little spicy..
Randy Sanders
I have made this bread many times and I sometimes use 1/2 cup of sugar, depending on the dish that I will be serving it with, or to just enjoy some sweet bread.. But mostly I use the 1/3 cup sugar. I do not care for the crusty crumbly so what I do is after taking it out of the oven, I let it sit about 15 minutes then remove and right then I wrap it in tin foil and then let it sit until room temp. this will produce a very soft crust bread, and NO it does not get soggy…at least mine never has… Will be making this tomorrow to go with a savory pot roast and brown gravy, mashed potatoes and green peas with carrots.. yummy
Zachary Alvarez
I make this whenever I make soup—any soup! It’s our family fave! Usually I add a cup of shredded cheddar and a teaspoon of garlic powder to the batter, and brush melted butter on the hot loaf before taking it out of the pan to cool. Always delish!
Dr. Sara Ward PhD
Turned out nice! Good rise, and a touch of sweetness.
Meagan Glover
I made this bread with the added 1/3 cup sugar suggested and a light summer beer. It was…Meh. It needed flavor. It was easy though, maybe I’ll try again with a dark beer and the butter on top as some suggest. Let it cool a bit before you cut the loaf or it will fall apart on you!
Nicholas Thompson
Easy and came out great!
Joshua Mathis
Love the simplicity of Beer Bread! I poured the butter on top prior to baking, which we liked.
Diane Freeman
Delicious! I added ~3 Tbsp melted butter over the top before baking. Tasted so good, my guests raved. My husband likes because it means I’ll be buying beer! Will definitely make again.
Gary Baker
This was so easy and delicious! I did increase the sugar to 1/3 cup and topped with 2 T melted butter prior to baking due to personal preference, but this is a perfect “bare bones” recipe that you can do so many different things with. I also gave it an hour in the pan to rise a bit, because why not? I used Fat Tire amber ale since that’s what we had on hand, but I’m going to try this again with a honey wheat or a darker brown ale to see what happens. So good!
Lisa Buck
Super delish, I followed the advice that others mentioned and let the dough rise for 30-45 min before putting it in the oven. Turned out great love the buttery crunchy crust. I also used 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp salt per sifted cup of AP flour and that seems perfect. Thanks for this terrific recipe!
Deborah Silva
I used to make this for my family years ago and everyone always enjoyed it. The only difference is that our recipe called for the can of beer to be at room temperature.
Mary Trujillo
Made it TWICE within 5 days that is how good it is! Second time I got brave using 1.5 beers and mixed melted butter in the batter. When it came out I sprinkled shredded parm on top. 🙂 Naturally, I’ll continue making it again. 3 ingredients and so easy!
Pamela Lewis
I am not a baker so if I can make this and not screw it up anyone can! It was excellent and gone in one day. Hot and fresh out of the oven with butter that melts into it was so perfect. I’m making another loaf today! #thisishowicorona ??
Miguel Sanders
I’ve actually made it quite a few times with different beer. I like it with Yuengling. It’s a pleaser for the whole family. Delicious and super easy!!! I love this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Sarah White
Made it and it came out delicious! I used the recipe for self-rising flour in other reviews, and went with the 1/3 cup of sugar.
Bradley Hawkins DDS
I used hard cider and 1/4 cup of sugar. It was delicious, even the next day.
Joseph Peterson
Have been making this for years!! Was taught it about 25 years ago, oh my!! Always a favorite. I used my good old Miller Lite (at room temp). Load it with butter straight out of the oven. Hubby’s buddies always ?? it also.

 

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