Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread

alligirl's Note:

Found thru Pinterest, this is similar to the Tastefully Simple beer bread recipes, with the addition of bacon and cheddar. Tasty, with a nice crust, this takes no time to mix together, and you have great, hot bread in less than 75 minutes. Credit for recipe goes to The Slow Roasted Italian blogspot.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 1.0 loaf

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 cups shredded cheese (I used Cheddar, but a mixture with Monterey Jack and Colby included would be great)
• 12 ounces beer
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped (1/4 c real bacon bits)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Prepare bread pan by greasing with butter; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar with a whisk. Make a well in the center; add bacon, about 3/4 of cheese and beer into the well.
4. Stir mixture with a spoon until combined.
5. Pour mixture into prepared bread pan; add remaining cheese and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of butter.
6. Bake for 30 minutes; remove from oven and drizzle remaining butter over the top.
7. Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until browned on top and loaf thumps when you tap the top.
8. Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack. You can brush with more butter if you choose.

Reviews

[Debbwl]

Rich! To quota my DB "a good real man's bread" LOL, we all thought this was great served nice and warm as suggested in the description. I as thought this would make a yummy tomato and lettuce sandwich. Throwing calories and fat concerns out the window made as written. Thanks for the DELICIOUS post.

[rosie316]

What a fabulous idea!!! I'm thinking I will make this bread to make my grilled cheese sandwhiches. (I use sliced white cheddar, bacon & thinly sliced Granny Smith apples). This bread will be "perfecto" for them. Can't wait to try!!!

[mrbill66]

First time I ever made this. I would highly recommend this recipe with chili. Very simple bread recipe.