Easy 6-Ingredient Irish Beer Bread

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Easy 6-Ingredient Irish Beer Bread

Easy, flavorful, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious! This Irish Beer Bread is made from only 6 ingredients, requires no rising time, and compliments so many dishes. Truly the perfect loaf!

Course: Sides

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: slices

Calories: 257kcal

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 bottle Irish red ale
4 Tablespoons salted butter melted

Instructions

Heat oven to 375℉/190℃.
Spray a 4-inch x 8-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Stir in beer.
Place dough into prepared pan.
Pour melted butter over top.
Bake for 60 minutes, or until done.
Let cool in pan before turning out.

Notes

Substitutions:

You can use any dark/amber beer you like for this recipe.
To make this bread vegan, use your favorite salted plant-based butter.

Expert Tips:

1 bottle beer is equal to about 11.2 oz
Be careful to not overwork the dough. It’s meant to be a rough texture.
If you are unsure if the bread is done, use an instant read thermometer and poke it into the middle of the loaf. A fully baked loaf of bread should read about 210 degrees F.
The crust will soften after storing.

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