Vala's Ale Bread
A delicious quick bread that is a great way to use up some extra beverages.
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.