What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Talking Points: No Yeast Beer Bread! Never in my wildest dream did I ever realize there would be a shortage of all-purpose flour and yeast. Yet, the grocery store shelves were bare. I don’t know if it had anything to do with panic-buying during the coronavirus quarantine or if people were baking up a storm in isolation. Homemade bread is a comfort food, after all. Kneading dough can be a distraction from stay-at-home kids and social media rants. Plus the incredible aroma of bakery bread is soothing and rewarding. So, the obvious answer was to go to the fridge and open a can of beer. Beer acts as a leavening agent, as long as baking powder is included in the recipe. For those who wonder, the alcohol does burn out and evaporate. Now the results are a more dense and heavy bread with a thicker crust, just so you know. Personally, I like the crunchiness of toast better that way. Then again, it could be the result of “bathing” it in butter before baking. Let’s jam with beer bread!
NO YEAST BEER BREAD
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon sea salt
12-ounces beer, room temperature
1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375°. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and sea salt. Stir until mixed. Add the beer, stirring until the dough forms. Set aside. Warm the butter in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Brush the parchment paper on bottom and sides of the loaf pan. Spoon the dough into the buttered loaf pan. The dough will have a rustic appearance. Brush the remaining butter evenly over the top of the dough. Bake for 50 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. The bread will be a golden brown. Remove pan from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Invert pan to remove the beer bread. Slice and serve.
I think there’s been a shortage of flour and yeast everywhere. I was grateful to be stocked up and King Arthur got a shipment out a few weeks ago. These beer breads are so easy and taste delicious! I agree about the crust! Let’s hope there’s no beer shortage next…
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….or butter! 😋🌿
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Oh my!
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Love the convenience of beer bread – I use Bisquick to make my dinner rolls 🙂
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Always a pantry staple, that’s for sure. 😜
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I like the idea of bathing the loaf in butter before baking – that has to be extra good 🙂
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It does give the crust a nice crust. Mmmm. 😋🌿
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This sounds great. We made a strawberry rhubarb crisp last night. That and some vanilla ice cream was heaven.
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Rhubarb + Strawberry = Deliciousness. 🍃🍓
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The only math I really understand.
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Me, too. Yum! 😋🌿
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Yeast is the new toilet paper. Our friend runs a caffee and she makes everyhing from scratch — she has to order yeast online!
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Good for them. I actually could not believe my eyes when I saw there was none to buy. 🤣
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very interesting !
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What do you get when you put beer and bread together? My attention . . .
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Ahh. A double-take, so to speak. 😂
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Boom!
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I just took a loaf of bread out of the oven. Nothing as good as this though!
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Ohmygosh. I know your house smells a-mazing! 😍🌿🍞
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This sounds so easy to make!
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Definitely so. 👏
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😊
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Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏻 Enjoy!
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I make all our bread, but it’s been a long time since I made a beer loaf. Thanks for the recipe.
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Always. 🌟✨💫
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How clever! Your recipe sounds so easy (in the best possible meaning) to make! Yes flour shortages everywhere! I have saved your recipe 🙂
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Thank you for such a thoughtful message. Enjoy now or later. 🍞🌿🍺
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Where do you get all these charming utensils?!
We might need to do a blog post about them…our readers love this kind of thing.
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I peruse antique shops, art fairs, and vintage stores for these charming collectibles. This particular segment of “Talking Points” features 26 posts in a row of talking flatware. It’s been fun and entertaining for me as well. Thank you for noticing. 👁👁🍃
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Did you do a post to kick this off? I missed it and would love to read it.
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Yes, it began on June 2, entitled “Talking Points”.
http://Snapshotsincursive.com/2020/06/02
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Thanks…I am caugh up now!
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It was a privilege to have you stop by. Have a great day. 🌟✨💫
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Gail I love bread so much and this looks fantastic. I can imagine having it warm with jam or butter (vegan) and Vegemite (have you heard of our national treasure? ha ha)
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I’ve been curious about the taste of Vegemite and need to get my hands on some. 👏
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Always remember when you do make sure you spread it lightly on your fresh bread and butter Gail.
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Good point. Thanks. 🙏🏻
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I do need to bake bread but living alone I would need to eat it all.. 😉
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Freeze half. Or better yet, freeze individual slices. It tastes wonderful toasted anyway. 😋🌿
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good idea!!
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