About the bake
This deliciously soft loaf is great for all the beer lovers out there. With rich undertones of cheese and beer, this loaf would be a real treat to bake for Father's Day, or even an alternative choice of bread for a Ploughman's lunch. Plus, no yeast is required for this recipe due to the inclusion of the beer. Choose your favourite hard cheese (cheddars work best) and a lighter beer. Light lagers work best so the flavour is not overpowering. If you have a 500ml bottle, you'll have enough left over for a little drink while you bake!
Method
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 190°C (170°C fan, 375°F, gas mark 5)
Step 2:
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat, and fry onions for 10 minutes until brown, stirring occasionally. Stir in pepper and garlic cook for 1 minute.
Step 3:
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in to large bowl. Using a whisk; make a well in center, add onion mixture, cheese and beer to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
Step 4:
Spoon the mix into a well greased loaf pan and drizzle 1 tbsp of melted butter over the top.
Step 5:
Bake for 35 minutes. Drizzle the remaining butter over the loaf and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the centre. Let the loaf cool for 5 minutes then turn out of the pan and on to a cooling rack.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 0.5 Onion(s) (chopped finely, a cup of)
- 0.25 tsp Pepper (fresh, ground)
- 1 tbsp Garlic clove(s) (minced)
- 450g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
- 3 tbsp Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 115g Monterey jack cheese (grated)
- 350ml Beer
- Oil (spray, for cooking)
- 2 tbsp Butter (unsalted) (melted)
Utensils
- Frying pan
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Wooden spoon
- Loaf tin
- Toothpick
- Cooling rack
Recipe Reviews
Easy and smells amazing
Smelt and tasted lovely, nice and easy
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 0.5 Onion(s) (chopped finely, a cup of)
- 0.25 tsp Pepper (fresh, ground)
- 1 tbsp Garlic clove(s) (minced)
- 450g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
- 3 tbsp Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 115g Monterey jack cheese (grated)
- 350ml Beer
- Oil (spray, for cooking)
- 2 tbsp Butter (unsalted) (melted)
Utensils
- Frying pan
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Wooden spoon
- Loaf tin
- Toothpick
- Cooling rack