Beer Bread Recipes

This Beer Bread recipe could not be more simple to make or delicious! Made with only three ingredients, it is the easiest way to make homemade bread.

Three Ingredient Beer Bread is so much better than what you get using a mix, and it is just as easy to make! It doesn’t require you to proof yeast and it’s only three ingredients. Plus it’s so easy to add in other mix-ins, like honey or cheese! As an added bonus, you don’t even need a bread machine.

This homemade beer bread recipe starts with self-rising flour. Self-rising flour is a combination of flour, baking powder, and salt. The combination of the baking powder and the salt work together to act as a leavening agent.

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In my Pizza Dough recipe, you can see how we add yeast (the leavening agent) to warm water and wait for it to proof before adding it to the flour mixture and letting that dough rise. By using self rising flour, we skip that step in this recipe.

This is just a brief overview of this delicious and easy bread recipe. For the full recipe with all of the measurements, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

There are a few differences when it comes to all-purpose flour and self-rising flour. Self-rising flour contains baking powder and salt, all-purpose flour does not. Additionally, self-rising flour is made with wheat and is lower in protein than all-purpose flour.

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It is possible to make a substitute for self-rising flour with all-purpose flour, but keep in mind it won’t be exactly the same because you are changing the protein level.

For every one cup of flour you use, you need one teaspoon fresh baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon table salt. So for this recipe, you can replace the self-rising flour with:

The first question I ask people when they tell me a bread recipe didn’t work was what kind of loaf pan they used. Metal, ceramic, and glass all conduct heat differently and will have a different impact on your baking recipe. I opt for metal for all my baked goods because it conducts heat the best.

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The bread pan you see here is this one from USA Pans. It is my favorite and cooks bread perfectly every single time.

I get that question a lot with this recipe. The answer is: Whatever type of beer you like. It is important to use a beer that you would drink on it’s own because it can be a strong flavor in this bread.

I use a pilsner because it is light and doesn’t have an intense flavor. Though I have only made this recipe with pilsner beers, this bread will work with any type of beer. It also works with soda (read more on that below). This is a great recipe to play around with and figure out what you like.

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If you have someone in your life who is sober, you can still make this great bread! This recipe works great with soda. I make it with lemon-lime soda (like Sprite or 7-Up). It has just a slightly smaller rise that is barely noticeable. Because of the additional sugar content, it browns just slightly more.

Overall, soda is a great substitute for beer in this recipe. I think that a lemon lime soda is the best choice because it has the mildest taste of sodas.

This recipe can be made gluten-free if you make your own self-rising flour with gluten-free flour. As you can see, it doesn’t have quite the same rise as when you use flour with gluten, but it absolutely does work.

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I suggest using a gluten-free flour that is meant to replace all-purpose flour one-for-one. I used King Arthur’s brand in this test. You will want to use:

A lot of recipes call for a few tablespoons of melted butter on top of the bread. I call this a three ingredient beer bread because my family loves this recipe without the butter on top. If you want the butter, have at it. I recommend using three tablespoons of melted butter and pouring it over the bread in the last three to five minutes of baking to prevent it from browning or burning.

Store this bread in an airtight container, once it has fully cooled, for up to a week. It can be stored at room temperature. As with all recipes, use your best discretion when it comes to leftovers.

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This bread freezes great. Store in an airtight container (a gallon ziplock bag works great), and keep in the freezer for up to three months. It will also work great to cut it into slices, freeze them in a single layer for a few hours, and then transfer them to an airtight container.

Because this recipe is so simple, there are a lot of variations that can be done. Really the sky is the limit when it comes to mix-ins.

I love making this with a light beer like a pilsner because it has such a mild flavor. That being said, this recipe will work with any beer.

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This recipe can be made gluten-free by replacing the self-rising flour with a one-for-one gluten flour replacement and adding in baking powder and salt. You can see the exact instructions above.

Simply put, no. It takes three hours to completely cook alcohol out of food. That being said, this bread bakes for a little under an hour, so it will bake off about 75% of the alcohol. So you have 1/4 of a low-alcohol content beer over 10 slices of bread.

Honestly, I want to answer this question with nothing. Just eat it, it’s so good. But! I really do love it as a simple bread to make with my soup recipes. Here are a few of my favorites to serve it with:

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If you make my easy beer bread recipe or any of these recipes, please leave me a comment and let me know. I love hearing from you!

This Three Ingredient Beer Bread could not be more simple to make or delicious! This beer bread recipe is the easiest way to make homemade bread.

Please note that the nutritional information includes using butter. Without the butter it has 189 calories per slice and 1 gram of fat.

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Serving: 1 slice Calories: 219 kcal (11%) Carbohydrates: 38 g (13%) Protein: 5 g (10%) Fat: 4 g (6%) Saturated Fat: 2 g (13%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4 g Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g Trans Fat: 0.1 g Cholesterol: 9 mg (3%) Sodium: 3 mg Potassium: 48 mg (1%) Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: 10 g (11%) Vitamin A: 106 IU (2%) Calcium: 8 mg (1%) Iron: 0.4 mg (2%)

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That’s it! Self-rising flour, a bit of sugar, and a beer (just one, not three). It is seriously the easiest bread you’ll ever make.

What beer should you use? ANY! (I told you that beer bread is easy!) I’ve found that the kind of beer doesn’t matter much. Use a light beer, a stout, a pale ale … that pumpkin beer hiding in the back of your fridge. You can make a few additions to complement a beer style and flavor, but most of that flavor will come from what you’ve added.

Once finished, immediately remove from the pan and pour melted butter over the top and brush over the sides. Serve warm. This bread is also great once cooled for sandwiches and toast!

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For variations, I like to keep things simple. That’s one of the beauties of beer bread: it comes together in a snap. Scroll down for a recipe for Gruyere and Cheddar Beer Bread. It’s so good with a bowl of soup, and makes a killer grilled cheese sandwich.

Because the bread is so fluffy and soft, mix-ins like cheese and spices work well here. I’ve played around with sweet varieties (are you surprised?), but I prefer beer bread plain or savory. Besides, there are so many great quick sweet breads already out there, like Brenda’s Almond Poppy Seed, Erica’s Maple Apple Pecan, Pumpkin Banana Bread, or Lemon Coconut.

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