Ever wanted to bake your own bread before? Beer bread might just be the easiest bread you will ever make.
This vegan quick bread is delightfully crispy on the outside and dense, but soft on the inside. The perfect slice of fresh bread to have with a bowl of soup.
As the name suggests, this bread is made using a can of beer. You can use whatever beer you want and have on hand, however, do keep in mind that whatever brew you choose will impart flavour on your bread. My personal choice is a pale ale or IPA. (Just not one that’s too bitter!)
This vegan beer bread is a quick bread recipe, which means that it’s not leavened with yeast or eggs, making it super fast to whip up because you don’t have to wait for the bread to rise.
Rosemary Garlic Beer Bread
This tasty vegan quick bread is made using a can of beer! It's crunchy on the outside, soft and dense on the inside, and is delicious served with a bowl of soup.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour (I use whole grain all purpose flour)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, minced (Optional: more for topping)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can beer (1 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup vegan butter, melted
Instructions
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Set oven to 375°F.
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Start by sifting your flour into a bowl through a mesh strainer. Depending on your flour, you may have some coarse flour from the whole grains that can’t be sifted. That’s okay, as long as it’s still fairly fine, just add it to the bowl.
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Add baking powder, sugar, salt, rosemary, and minced garlic to the bowl of sifted flour. Mix together well.
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Slowly pour in the can of beer while stirring. The beer will begin to foam - that’s fine, keep mixing! The dough will be more like muffin batter than traditional bread dough.
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In a loaf pan, place a strip of parchment paper across the bottom length-wise, leaving little edges up either side that you will use to lift out the baked bread. Lightly grease the sides of the pan.
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Fill the loaf pan with the batter. Roughly level the batter, pushing it into the corners. Pour the melted butter over top.
Optional: sprinkle some fresh rosemary over the top.
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Place the loaf pan in the oven for an hour. Once done, remove the bread from the pan and cool on a wire rack before slicing.
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This turned out beautifully for me. I used minced roasted garlic from a jar and cheap beer, fresh rosemary from my potted plants, and 1 cup organic whole wheat pastry flour, 2 cups organic bread flour because that’s what I had, and it was perfect! Very tasty and fulfilling. I am thinking of adding a bit of ground flax to the next batch and trying a different beer. I am hooked on this and recommend everyone who likes this recipe idea to try it! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us. I love your site.
That’s fantastic to hear! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Wendy 🙂