Beer Bread
feel free to replace rye and spelt flours with whole wheat if it’s what you have, but the texture and flavor might change a little bit. no worries, it’ll still be mighty tasty no matter what.
1 cup bread flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup dark rye flour
1/2 cup light spelt flour
3 t baking powder
1.5 t sea salt
4 t vital wheat gluten *
3 T light brown sugar
12oz oatmeal stout beer **
preheat oven to 375F, prepare 9×5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
in a large bowl mix all dry ingredients, pour beer in.
stir well with a wooden spoon but don’t OVER-mix.
pour batter into pan.
bake for 55 minutes. let cool on a rack before cutting.
suggestions of use:
serve toasted and Earth Balanced with tomato soup or minestrone.
pile up curried tempeh salad on a slice.
* I know, it can be expensive, hard to find, but it makes a big difference in the texture of the bread, plus it keeps it fresh for way longer.
** pour it so as to make a lot of foam! it makes it easier to mix. technically, it’s up to you which beer to use, but I’ve found that stouts make for the tastiest breads.
Kat said,
February 25, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Yesterday, we came home late, and knew that we had to leave early in the morning; moreover, we then realized that there was no sandwich bread, and no time to wait for bread to rise–well, that promised to be disastrous… Until! Recipe for beer bread came to the rescue. This bread is excellent–and perfect for medium-sized veggie sandwiches. So easy to make: mixed it up, some caraway seeds on top, put on some Simpsons, and waited for it to bake (not that I don’t enjoy making yeast bread, mind you!).
Thanks again, Celine. Where would I be without you!
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Celine Reply:
February 25th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
sweet, Kat! I actually have a new (even better) version of this coming up for the cookbook. I’ll email it your way so that you can see if you like it, too.
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