Classic Beer Bread with Salted Honey Butter
This Classic Beer Bread recipe is incredibly easy to whip up - and it only requires 6 ingredients! Enjoy this while it's piping hot from the oven, with a slather of salted honey butter.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
For the Beer Bread
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- One 12 oz bottle pale lager beer I used New Glarus' Two Women or Totally Naked
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup butter, thinly sliced (4 tbsp)
For Topping
- salted butter, honey, and flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Prep: Line an 8 1/2- or 9-inch loaf with parchment paper, making sure to spray any exposed spots inside the pan with nonstick spray. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make the Beer Bread: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the beer (make sure it's a fresh bottle so it hasn't gone flat) and honey, and stir until everything is combined. You'll have a lumpy thick batter. Spread this evenly in your prepared pan, and lay the slices of butter all over the top of the batter.
- Bake: Bake for 52-56 minutes. A knife inserted into the center of the bread will come out clean. (Make sure to use something longer than a toothpick so you can poke farther into the loaf - a toothpick is too short).
- Serve + Store: Let the bread cool for a few minutes in the pan. Make the salted honey butter by stirring a bit of honey (to taste) into some softened salted butter. Once it's cool enough to handle, slice and serve with salted honey butter! Add a sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top, if desired. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temp for a few days. This is best when it's fresh from the oven. Leftovers make a great grilled cheese!