Vala's Ale Bread
A delicious quick bread that is a great way to use up some extra beverages.
In her many travels, Vala discovered many flavors of Ale, Lager, and Stouts that she enjoyed, as well as many that she didn’t. Through much experimentation she learned that taking the ones with a lot of flavor in them and mixing it into her bread was a recipe for deliciousness. After many requests she has chosen to share the recipe here for all to enjoy.
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients
- 3 Cups Flour
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 2 Tbsp sugar Wet Ingredients
- 12oz Ale,Lager, or Stouts of any flavor, remember that the more flavorful the beverage, the more flavorful the bread
- 2 Tbsp Honey Additional
- 1/2 stick butter, melted
- Cast iron pan, or large bread pan
Directions
- Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients.
- Carefully mix in wet ingredients until all until no flour pockets remain. The dough will be quite wet.
- Brush the melted butter over the bottom and sides of the pan until properly greased.
- Put the bread dough in the center of the pan and dump the remaining butter on the top and spread evenly.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
- Let cool before slicing.
Notes:
This recipe is very flexible, you can add additional ingredients to the bread based on the flavor of the Ale. A vanilla cream ale tastes better with an additional bit of vanilla added. A ginger beer tastes amazing with some very finely diced candied ginger added.
Typically I serve it with a Cinnamon Honey Butter: 1 stick of butter melted, add 1 Tbsp of warm honey, and 1 tsp cinnamon. Blend thoroughly and cool overnight to harden.