Beer bread

Beer bread is one of those amazing foods that doesn't take long to make, but tastes delicious. These photos are from January, I think, when Ross and Sam appeared in our kitchen and we ate food and laughed together. Ed had made some sort of delicious beef stew, which was good, but we needed something for mopping up the juices, and had no bread, so Sam and I threw together some beer bread while waiting for Ross to show up from the track workout. Because we wanted the bread to cook quickly, we put it into two 9" diameter cake pans, rather than your typical loaf pan, and holy cow, that is an improvement! Because the best part about beer bread is the crunchy crusty butter-soaked topping, and with two flatter loaves, you get even more crust! So delicious. Next time you make beer bread, definitely put it into two flatter pans, or even one wide flat pan (and don't forget the butter on top!). I've put a basic recipe for beer bread, below.







Beer Bread
3C flour
1tbs baking powder
1/4C sugar
1 tsp salt
12oz beer (I think we used a fairly basic brown beer)
1/2 stick butter, melted, for topping.

Mix everything except the butter in a big bowl. Grease two 9" round cake pans. Pour the batter evenly into the pans, maybe shake it around to spread it out. Pour the melted butter on top, maybe sprinkle with some kosher salt if you really want. Bake at 350 until done. (start with 15min and keep checking every 5-10 min). Cool ever so briefly, slice it up, and enjoy!