Whew. That’s a long title. But it seemed a shame to leave any of it out, so I’m just going to roll with it. This beer bread is exactly that – buttery with a touch of honey and undertones of your favorite beer. Oh and then go ahead and top it with a good smear of compound honey butter. Yeah – this disappeared pretty quickly at our house.
Beer bread is one of those recipes that I am so glad to have finally made from scratch. I’ve had plenty of beer bread at parties over the course of the last few years, but it always came from a mix. I’ve wanted to make it homemade for a long time and St. Patrick’s Day finally gave me an excuse to go ahead and do so.
The downside to this? I have a feeling I’m going to turn into a bit of a snob when it comes to beer bread. This version is just so. much. better. It’s soft and slightly chewy on the inside but has this awesome crunchy crust on the outside. The honey butter is totally optional, but when it melts into a slice of the slightly warm bread? Swoon. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. And another bonus? It’s still super fast – it only takes 5 minutes to get the batter in the oven.
Buttery honey beer bread? Just do it. You’ll be happy you did.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup bread flour*
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 bottle (12 ounce) your favorite beer
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray or butter. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together both kinds of flour, the sugar, baking powder and salt. Add in the honey and beer and mix until just combined. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Evenly pour the melted butter over the top of the batter.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and place a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any butter that may drip from the pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean and the top is golden brown.
Notes
*If you don’t have bread flour on hand, you can substitute all-purpose flour.
Source:
Adapted from Ezra Pound Cake.
Ingredients
- ½ cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at soft room temperature
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl add the butter. Add in the honey and salt. Mix until well combined.
Notes
This is the way I’ve been making this honey butter for a few years. Feel free to adjust the amount of honey and salt to your own taste.
Source:
Cookie Monster Cooking
I would love to try to make a whole wheat version of this. Do you have any suggestions on how I would alter the recipe? I am new to the baking world!
Thanks!!!!
Hi Rebecca! I would try subbing out a portion of the flour for whole wheat flour. A good place to start would be subbing out 1 cup of the all-purpose for whole wheat (I wouldn’t sub out more than 1/2 of the total amount of flour since it may affect the recipe). Let me know how it goes!
tried this with seltzer water instead of beer (i don’t buy alcohol) and it worked awesomely!
So happy you enjoyed it! And also good to know that it works with seltzer water!
Amazing! How can such an quick & easy recipe by that tasty!? Wow.
Aw, thanks Jennifer! So glad you enjoyed it : )
wondering if 12oz of strawberita or limearita would be good? I have no reg. beer on hand
Would soda work?
My guess would be no – I’m thinking it will make it pretty sweet. But honestly I’m not sure!
I just made this with Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat and it’s amazing! Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you liked it! I’ve been trying to get my hands on the apple wheat forever … they’re always sold out at the store I go to!
I just made this bread and it was so, SO easy to prepare and it is SO delicious! Plus, with the honey butter spread? *swoon*
Hi Erika! So glad you made the honey butter too : ) It goes so well with the bread!
I tried this yesterday and it turned out great. So quick and easy and delicious. Do you think it would work to add fresh blueberries to the dough before baking?
So glad it turned out great! I don’t see why not. If you give it a try, definitely let me know. I’ve love to hear how it turned out!
What do you think of the possibility of substituting hard cider (specifically angry orchard: crisp apple) as a replacement for the beer? I usually have hard cider on hand and a cider/honey bread sounds like it could work.
I’ve never actually tried it with hard cider, but I think it would work (it may be a little sweeter but as long as you like the taste of the cider I don’t think that would be a problem!). Let me know if you give it a try that way!
Hi Ashley, I just wanted to say I found myself snowed in today and happened to have everything for this recipe (the beauty of being a homebrewer is a constant supply of beer on hand!) and it turned out amazingly. Fresh out of the oven it was truly one of the best breads I’ve ever tasted. I had to put it away immediately for fear that I’d eat the whole thing by myself. Thanks for such a great recipe!
Hi Lauren! I loved hearing this : ) haha you did better than me … I ate it for breakfast, for a snack… (we only managed to save a few small slices)!
Loved it, thanks for sharing:)
So glad you liked it : )
Ashley, this looks so easy and delicious! I don’t suppose you had any left overs so my questin may be hard to answer.
Do you think this bread would still be good the next day or is it really a devour immediately kind of bread?
It’s definitely still good the next day (we managed to save a few pieces)! We rewarmed them for a few seconds in the microwave and then it’s almost as good as new : )
Looks delicious. Interesting pairing of flavors, especially with the beer! Any type of beer you like to use for something like this (baking)?
I usually go with whatever my current favorite is : ) I personally like shock top – so that’s what I used for this one. I think it’s definitely important to go with a beer you like to drink (I’ve made this before with a beer that I don’t like that we just happened to have leftover… and then I didn’t like the bread as much!)
Beer is one of those things I always make certain to have in stock
This looks SO good, especially with honey butter smeared all over it. Pinning so I dont forget to make it!
I think the honey butter may be my favorite part … haha. Thanks Kelly!
butter, honey, beer = three of my favorite things. my 4th favorite thing? homemade bread. This is AMAZING.
Thanks Sally! I was pretty smitten with this bread myself : )
You had me at Beer!!
haha I love it!
Honey and bread and beer? Looks pretty darn good to me!
How can you go wrong with those ingredients, right? lol
I just made this bread and it is great. Love your recipe so simple, easy and tasty!
Thanks!
Thanks Amber! So glad you liked it : ) I love how easy it is too
Ashley the bread is gorgeous! The crust, the honey butter, the flavors – I can almost taste them! I’d turn into a beer bread snob after this one, too
Pinning!
Thanks Averie! haha there’s no going back now … I’m obsessed with this bread!
I LOVE Beer Bread! It’ definitely one of my favorite breads (to eat and make). Love the chewy crumb and the crispy crust and the flavor. Your variation sounds so good and reminds me of a cross with cornbread with the whole honey-butter thing you’ve got going on there. I think I need to try my beer bread like this next!
Yes! The honey butter combo in the bread and then the honey butter makes this so so good … and now I want to go make another loaf pronto.
I love the title! Even if it is long heehee
Every word made me more and more excited to read the post – buttery (yes) beer (Yes) bread (YES) Honey Butter (OMG YES). Will definitely have to give this a try soon !
haha that’s pretty much exactly what went through my mind when I was typing it out
This sounds amaaazzing. Anything with honey butter and beer scores major points in my book. Pinned!
Thanks Rachel!!
Oh, yum. Honey butter on beer bread? That sounds fabulous! It looks so rustic with that nice, crispy crust!
It’s soooo good! haha