Beer Bread

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

There's a real depth of flavour to this bread, it's almost impossible to resist.

Preparation Time	20 minutes
Baking Time	45 minutes
Portions	Makes 1 small loaf
Skill Level	Easy
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Beer Bread Ingredients

225 grams	Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium Wholemeal)
45 grams	Butter
1 tsp	Salt
1 tsp	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
225 grams	Hard Cheese - coarsely grated
7 sachet	Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
150 ml	Ale - or Bitter – Warmed

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How to make Beer Bread

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Rub the butter into the flour.
Add all the other dry ingredients and mix to a dough with the beer.
Using a mixer with a dough hook, knead for 5 minutes. If mixing by hand knead for a further 5 minutes
Place into a greased small loaf tin, or shape in to a round loaf and place on a baking sheet.
Leave to prove until double in size. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4
Bake for approximately 35-45 minutes, until risen and brown.
When cooked the loaf should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

Reviews

Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 5 stars

"This is delicious bread. VERY flavoursome (particularly as I use more 'specialist' ales/beers, and strong/mature/vintage/smoked cheeses). I find it has a wonderfully firm, almost-chewy, close-celled texture. I make it in the breadmaker perfectly OK - though I only tend to use 1/2 tsp of salt (if that). Also, I don't particularly warm the ale/beer - just let it come up to room temperature."

13-01-2012 | Author: breading | 5 stars

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