Monday, November 9, 2009

Donna's Cheesy Beer Bread

I have recipe A.D.D., I really do. Imagine my surprise this afternoon, upon re-reading the bread recipe that I had lined up to accompany dinner.. and realizing that I had totally missed where it said "let rest 14 hours". This left me without a bread for dinner, or else a seriously late meal.
Lo and behold, my friend Donna has a savoury quickbread posted on her site that I could make in under two hours and worked perfectly with my meal.
The crust is crunchy and the flavours are absolutely delicious. Cheese, beer, garlic and bread.. need I say more?
Thanks Donna!
Cheesy Beer Bread
Delicious quick bread.. perfect with soup or toasted with butter.

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
4 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar (I used half gruyere)
12 oz. beer
2 tbsp. butter, melted

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 9×5” loaf pan.
In a large bowl, combine flours, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder. Whisk to combine well. Add cheese and whisk to combine. Slowly add beer to dry ingredients and stir lightly until just combined, and all ingredients are completely moistened. Place into a prepared loaf pan and pour melted butter over the top. Place in the oven and bake for 55–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

This recipe printed from Key Ingredient.
Direct recipe link: http://keyingredient.com/recipes/146288/


32 comments:

Coleen's Recipes said...

What a beautiful photograph!!

the ungourmet said...

I would love to try this. It's a nice change from sweet quick bread. Yummy!

Helene said...

I have seen her bread. What a great one you made.

Debinhawaii said...

The bread looks delicious--cheese, garlic, beer & bread what could be better?!? (maybe adding some bacon!?) ;-)

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

That bread must taste really good!

Cheers,

Rosa

Joanne said...

I saw this on Donna's blog and also thought - OMG I need this now. Cheese and beer and bread?!?!? Can't go wrong there.

I do mindless things like this constantly. I'll go to the grocery store and return from shopping only to find that I left key ingredients off of my list. Crazy!

Donna-FFW said...

I am so glad you enjoyed this natashya. Your bread looks perfectly gorgeous and am thrilled that you, the bread queen IMVHO, tried this:)Thank you for the shout out, I appreciate it!

Palidor said...

Sometimes I miss reading stuff in recipes too. I think it's 'cause I'm so excited to be making it! The bread looks wonderful.

Kim said...

I loved this beer bread when Donna posted it. It looks delicious, especially with the addition of cheese. This would be tasty with some beer cheese on top. Have you ever heard of or tried beer cheese before? It is very popular here in KY and served at a lot of local restaurants here in town.

Cathy said...

Man, that happens to me all the time. Start a recipe and then read to the end to find out....this needs to soak overnight? Huh??? I'd bookmarked Donna's recipe too - can't wait to try it.

Rachel said...

I love anything that has to do with cheese.

petite nyonya said...

This is interesting! There's no yeast in the recipe. I guess the beer acted as a rising agent, perhaps?!

pinkstripes said...

Oh, I'm all about cheesy beer bread. Especially a quick bread version. It sounds delicious!

Megan said...

Cheese and bread - a perfect combination. Except maybe Deb's right, a little bacon wouldn't hurt.

Sara said...

This looks great and so easy! I'll have to give it a try soon.

Pam said...

It looks wonderful. I love that you can make it in 2 hours.

Nat said...

Been there...done that !...This looks amazing though...What a gorgeous savory flavored bread....you are just so good at this Natashya.

Katherine Aucoin said...

I have that bread bookmarked to make too. So glad you liked it. I have a dinner roll recipe marked of Coleen's i want to try but it's a two day thing too. I just have to wait until a weekend when I have time.

Natashya KitchenPuppies said...

Thanks so much!
Petite Nyonya - I am sure the beer helps with the rise, but the baking powder does the bulk of the rising work.

Spryte said...

I LOVE beer bread!! I've never had it with cheese. That looks so moist and delish!

ARLENE said...

I haven't met many breads I didn't like. With cheese in the title, I know this one's a winner. I've done the very same thing with recipes and quilting. I think important "stuff" like how long it takes should be up front, not buried at the end of the recipe. Just my attempt to pass on the guilt to someone else.

Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥ said...

I was drooling at this over at Donna's and now here too! I really want to make this! How delicious!

Fresh Local and Best said...

This is the great part about blogging, you find just what you need from trustworthy sources!

Madam Chow said...

I love beer bread! The garlic powder and the gruyere sound like great additions.

Murasaki Shikibu said...

I really need to buy a bread loaf tin. I've got this tiny one but nothing a real loaf of bread would fit inside.

girlichef said...

I totally wanted to make this, too! And I like Deb's bacon suggestion! Yum, I'm so hungry right now I could eat a whole loaf...if only I had one :/

Danielle said...

haha...I do the same thing. I "browse" through a recipe and miss the minor details. but it looks like you came through beautifully....nothing beats the combo of bread and cheese. Looks fantastic!

pigpigscorner said...

I've been wanting to make beer bread! The texture looks really good!

Mary said...

This sounds just wonderful. I've just put it on my "must-do" list.

Jeff said...

lol I can't tell you how many times I have done something similar. I will be sitting there and be like sweet this only takes 2 hours to cook uhh..crap I forgot about the 30 minutes of prep including browning, saute, etc. before hand. Next thing I know it is 9p.m. and I am finally eating.

I see all the essentials of life so woo hoo!!

mimicooks said...

I've been meaning to make beer bread. This recipe looks so good!!

Jamie said...

I cannot believe this is quick bread? I love it! Gotta make it! Love the flavors!