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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 22 2009 : 8:24:09 PM
Nothing makes a home smell better then fresh bread baking in the oven... 
I recently stumbled on a "Beer Bread" receipe (on the internet)that can be baked plain or dressed up with dried herbs & shredded chedder cheese.
The only problem, I feel pretty silly going to the market to buy 1 bottle of Beer...hahaha!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jan 24 2009 : 5:22:18 PM
Oh yeah!! It was a volcano to end all volcanos. I had let the beer sit out for a couple of days and figured it would be flat. I poured a little lye in the pitcher and nothing happened so I poured the rest of it in! Instant volcano! Luckily I was doing it on the patio and had the pitcher sitting in a pan just in case.
Thanks for the bread recipe - I couldn't find mine. I'm going to make some tomorrow.
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 24 2009 : 3:01:55 PM
Ok here is the receipe I used....
Easy Simple Beer Bread:
set oven @375
bake for 45min +/- depending on your stoves temp.
5x9 or 8" loaf pan.
grease & flour pan
ingerds:
3 cup all purpose flour
1 Tblsp granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 Tblsp baking powder (fresher the better)
1 12oz bottle of beer **not Lite,calorie Beer** (a really Dark beer probablly will enhance the yeast flavor)
(opt ingred: 1tsp.of dried herbs like oregano,dill,basil. &/or 1 cup finely grated sharp chedder or Asiago cheese)
Mix dry inged together
(add opt'l items if you desire them)
Stir in the beer to dry ingerd. mix but Don't over mix the batter. If it is to thick add 1/2tsp of water at a time. The dough should be just a bit thicker then a cake batter.
You could also sprinkle on some parmesean cheese ontop of the mix.
Then bake for 45 +/- min and when done let cool about 10 or so min before removing from the loaf pan.
Great warm and even yummier w/chili/soups & stews!
Enjoy.
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 24 2009 : 2:31:17 PM
Kay, I suspect that you got to experience the "Volcano" upfront, close & personal! lol!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jan 24 2009 : 12:18:59 PM
Beer makes the most wonderful soap! The natural sugar from the fermentation process makes loads and loads of lather. You just have to make sure that the beer is totally flat before you add the lye or you'll have a volcano - ask me how I know this! I have a beer bread recipe around here somewhere and will find it and post it.
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 24 2009 : 08:58:43 AM
it's funny,,,, there are so many uses for beer besides drinking... the recipe I found said you can sub Ginger Ale for the beer, but not to use "lite Beer"....
It mentioned that the beer gives the bread that faint yeast taste. It also said to have fun and add shredded sharp chedder cheese & dried herbs for a garden bread. I'll bet thaty would be great with summer salads. While the basic beer bread is great for a hearty winter stew, pot of beens or chili...
As for giving the extra beer tot he Slugs....let them go buy their own beer! lolololol!
I have the recipe saved on my laptop in the other room, I'll go get it in a wee bit and then post the recipe for any who are interested.
Oh & next time, I will have my DH buy the beer. heehehee!
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| Suzan |
Posted - Jan 24 2009 : 06:20:32 AM
I buy a six pack of non-alcoholic beer at the store and keep it in my cupboard for cooking with - that insures that no one drinks it as it's non-alcoholic...they're just not interested in it... |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 10:30:15 AM
I love beer bread! It is great to use as a dipper in Spinach dip. I go to the store and get one can at a time when I make. We are not beer drinkers here. I did buy a six pack one time because I was going to make bread with one can and soap with the other 5 cans. You should have seen the look on my kid's faces when I walked in with a six pack of Budweiser!
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| Ms.Lilly |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 08:05:56 AM
If you use a good dark beer or a real hearty one the flavor is wonderful. I have made beer bread with the onions,cheese and bacon added and it is a make again. Now if I could only find where I put the recipe. Any way if you buy a 6-pack and dont use it all by the time it expires remember that slugs love beer-more so than the plants in your garden.
Lillian |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 07:40:33 AM
What I understand about beer bread is that you really want the carbination...and I actually have had mixes that you can use soda water, or soda--like Sprite. It's all about the carbination, and the beer "taste" somewhat cooks off. You'd want to use a Budweiser or High life, really, something light (and cheap). |
| Canadian farmgirl |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 07:23:42 AM
Grace,
Could you post the link to that recipe for beer bread?
I inherited 7 bottles of beer that froze outside in the garage this winter, and apparently frozen beer tastes bad, so it was given to me for cooking!
I made pizza dough last week with one of them. Can't let good beer go to waste, can we?
Thanks,
Lori
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| Bellepepper |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 07:19:27 AM
We are not beer drinkers but the grandsons are. They are all 30ish by the way. When they are all here to cut wood or shoot guns or family dinners, there is always some beer. I talk them into leaving me a couple so I can use it in recipes. It makes a wonderful deep frying batter also. I haven't made beer bread for a very long time. Thanks for the reminder. |
| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 06:19:06 AM
Or you could just save the other 5 for the next 5 loaves you make! Or you can add it to your fertilizer sprayer and spray your grass with it in the spring. Or you can pour it in a shallow dish to put in your gardens as a slug trap.
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| Shirley |
Posted - Jan 22 2009 : 11:21:49 PM
Hey Grace
Buy six, use one for the bread and while waiting for the bread to rise, drink the rest LOL
Shirley |
