Easy Beer Bread is made using only 6 simple ingredients and no yeast! This quick bread recipe is a classic that comes together with only 10 minutes of work!
Beer Bread!
For a lot of you, this may have been the first bread that you ever learned how to make. It’s quick with minimal ingredients, no yeast, no kneading or letting the dough rise, and it comes out perfect every time! I love baking with yeast, like when we make our homemade Pizza Dough. But, yeast has been hard to come by lately for so many of us, and beer bread is the perfect solution. The yeast in the beer combined with the sugar is what makes this bread “work” it is able to rise without actually using yeast. If you’re here and looking for more quick breads, try out our Dill Bread as well!
You can use any kind of beer that you love or have on hand for this bread. Truly, don’t stress about it, any beer at all is fine! Keep in mind that a darker beer will give the bread more flavor, and a lighter beer will have a more mild flavor. I tend to like a lager, or a wheat beer best. Keep in mind that if you use something like a pumpkin beer, or citrusy beer, it will have some of those flavors in the end. Either way, this tastes like a yeast bread, but not really like beer once it is cooked. Also, keep in mind that this bread is totally family friendly, the alcohol evaporates during the cooking process.
As you can see from the photo above, this is a super thick dough! It will be thick, and sticky! Don’t be alarmed at the thickness of it, you will have to spread it into your loaf pan as opposed to pouring it in. It’s also hard to over-mix this dough as well. If it looks dry at first, just keep mixing with your spatula, kind of folding it all into itself until no dry spots remain. My “secret” to my beer bread is using a whole stick (1/2 cup) of butter. You fold half of the butter into the batter, and save the other half to drizzle over the batter before baking! It makes such a flavorful bread!
Recipe Variations:
- You can make it an herb style bread by adding 1-2 Tablespoons of your favorite herbs such as dill, thyme, oregano, rosemary…etc. If you are using dried herbs stick with 1 Tablespoon, if using fresh you can go up to two.
- You can also make this into a garlic bread by adding in 3 cloves of finely minced garlic (or use garlic powder) and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
- Another favorite variation for us is adding cheese and bacon! You can do either/or, depending on what you have. Add in 1/2 Cup of crumbled cooked bacon and 1 Cup of shredded cheddar.
- If you like a sweeter bread, you can increase the sugar in the recipe to 1/4 cup, then add in 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Easy Beer Bread
Ingredients
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Stick (1/2 Cup) Butter, Melted
- 12 Ounces Beer
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt for about 1 minute until combined.
- Pour HALF of the butter and all of the beer into the flour mixture. Use a spatula to stir for about 1-2 minutes until combined and no dry spots remain.
- Use a spatula to pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread out evenly.
- Top the loaf with the remaining melted butter and bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan before removing to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Lady, I’m just an old retired guy that enjoys cooking from time to time, and I tried this today. WOW! Added cheddar cheese, my dried basil, and some Nature’s Seasoning, we will definitely be making this bread again!!! Made it with egg sandwiches for supper tonight….
Thank you for coming back to let me know you enjoyed it! 🙂
Ahh I love that this is a no-yeast bread, so i have all the ingredients to make it already!! I’m making it this week!! Yes!!
This bread looks delicious! Not sure if the hubby likes bread or beer more… guess he won’t mind if I use his beer. It’s all carbs, right?
I have never tried beer bread and I am so intrigued on trying my hands on it by seeing your recipe.
I love cooking quick and easy option any day and this Bread looks like one. Perfect for Easter Dinner too.
Genius! I’ve been portioning out my yeast supply carefully and this just made it SO much easier. We have some dark beer that I’m excited to try, I think this is going to become an instant favorite!
Totally in love with this 6 ingredient bread recipe. I would love to try this soon for my family
Beer bread us one of best and easiest breads to make! Thanks for all the tips and step by steps!
You had me at 6 ingredients! This is so great, especially since it’s tough to find yeast right now. And love your variations, I can’t wait to try with some fresh dill, chopped bacon and cheese.
My mom used to add beer into her pizza dough, but we never made bread. A very interesting thing to try, as I am not familiar myself with breads that contain no yeast but baking soda instead. Thank you for showing me something new!