This easy beer bread recipe calls for just 5 ingredients and comes together in 5 short minutes. This beer bread is so delicious you’ll make it all the time!

I never met a carbohydrate I didn’t love, and oh friends, let me just tell you that the day I discovered I could combine two of my very favorite carbs–beer and bread–in to one delicious (and super easy) recipe was a very happy day indeed.

I’m pretty sure the heavens opened up with a bright shining light from above.

Angels may have sung.

Or maybe that was just in my mind.

In any case, this oh-so-yummy bread recipe is very near perfection in my book–just a couple of ingredients and five minutes to whip together. It is the perfect side to any hearty soup or stew. The self-rising flour makes it just a little faster, but if you don’t keep self-rising flour on hand, just add a little salt and baking powder to the mix and you will be just fine.

Easy Beer Bread

This bread is oh so easy and requires just a few ingredients: beer, flour, butter.

Here is what you need:

3 1/2 cups self-rising flour
(if using regular flour add 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt)
3 tablespoons sugar
12 oz. can beer (any variety)
1 egg, beaten
1/2 stick butter
 

Measure the self-rising flour for your beer bread.

Step 1:  Mix flour and sugar together in large bowl.

Add the beer and egg to your dry ingredients for this simple beer bread.

Step 2: Add beer and egg to flour mixture and mix well.

Pour the bread mixture into a greased loaf pan.

Step 3: Scrape batter into greased loaf pan; bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

Brush the top of your beer bread with melted butter for a delicious finish.

Step 4: Remove bread from oven; melt butter. Brush melted butter onto bread and return to oven to bake 5-10 additional minutes.

Cool your bread on a wire rack when it's finished baking.

Step 5: Cool on wire rack; serve with a hearty soup or (or stay tuned for next week’s one pot beef stew!)

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EASY BEER BREAD

Crusty & delicious, this simple bread comes together fast!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Beer Bread
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • if using regular flour add 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 12 oz. can beer any variety
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 stick butter

Instructions

  1. Mix flour and sugar together in large bowl.
  2. Add beer and egg to flour mixture and mix well.
  3. Scrape batter into greased loaf pan; bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
  4. Remove bread from oven; melt butter. Brush melted butter onto bread and return to oven to bake 5-10 additional minutes.
  5. Cool on wire rack; serve with a hearty soup or beef stew!

Recipe Notes

Preparation time: 5 minute(s). Cooking time: 1 hour(s). Number of servings (yield): 8.

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Ruth Soukup

Founder at Living Well Spending Less
Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping people everywhere create a life they love by follwing their dreams and achieving their biggest goals. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of Living Well Spending Less® and Elite Blog Academy®. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Do It Scared®: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love, which was the inspiration for this book. She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck, and 2 daughters Maggie & Annie.
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