Lazy Irish Beer Bread

"From me own lazy Irish grandmother who died at 100 years plus one day old on Saint Patricks Day back in 1968. I love the way it smells while baking. If you don't like the smell of beer, stay away from it. I also like that you can add it to an oven being used to make something else like a chicken etc. If the other item being baked or roasted requires 325F, just add an extra 10 minu"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
3
Yields:
1 loaf
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

  • 2 12 cups self rising flour
  • 12 ounces room temperature beer (the better the beer, the better the bread. I use Harps beer made by Guiness in Dublin)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
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directions

  • Hand mix all ingredients only until well mixed (do not beat or use a mixer).
  • Put mixture into a greased loaf pan.
  • Preheat your oven to 375º F degrees.
  • Bake for 45 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. Boy was this good. I used honey instead of flour, because it was beside me, the sugar wasn't. And I added a teaspoon of olive oil. It turned out very soft and light. I used Bud Ice in the bottle, and it came out very yeasty flavoured. If you don't like a strong beer flavour I would not suggest going darker. Also this tastes like yeast bread not a sweet quick bread. Had I not added the extra moisture with the honey and the oil, this probably would make a good sandwich bread. Update: After being refrigerated overnight it was denser, and would make a great sandwich bread.
     
  2. We really liked this. I was originally starting out to make Beer Bread Recipe #73440, but there were a lot of complaints with that one being too heavy and too sweet; so after comparing other recipes to it, I decided to go with this one, which essentially adjusts those concerns - uses less flour, less sugar.<br/><br/>I didn't have self-rising flour, so I had to add 1 tsp of salt and 2.5 tsp baking powder. I sifted the flour directly into the measuring cup, so as to avoid it being packed at all; and the bread was light and fluffy, actually closer in texture to a yeast bread than a quick bread. <br/><br/>When adding the beer to the dry ingredients, the rising action began immediately; so I quickly stirred it just enough to get everything moistened. It was fun to watch, as the bread actually rose while the oven was preheating - would've risen further had I given it a few more minutes, which I will next time. <br/><br/>Bread was light textured inside, slightly crusty outside, about the same sweetness as any white bread (i.e. not noticeably sweet), smelled/tasted slightly of beer but so slightly that no one knew there was beer in it until I told them. <br/>It was a bit crumbly when cutting, difficult to get a a perfect slice; but that's the case with most of my breads :^) so that really wasn't an issue for us. I think we liked this bread at least as well as many homemade yeast breads - and given the level of effort involved, no contest. <br/><br/>Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/lazy-irish-beer-bread-14988#ixzz1HD0ITxVi
     
  3. This was an easy-to-make and super delicious bread. I made this alongside Recipe #229170 tonight, and we couldn't decide which one we liked better. I made my own self-rising flour by adding 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt per one cup all-purpose flour. I used an 11.2 oz. bottle of Guinness Draught, and the flavor of the beer really shined through-it was SO yummy. This is a great recipe. Thanks so much for posting it!
     
  4. I've made this recipe many times and it never disappoints! Since I don't usually have any self-rising flour, I add 1 tsp. of salt and 2.5 tsp. baking powder as suggested by another reviewer, and it comes out perfect every time.
     
  5. This is fast, fresh and so simple! I finally got around to making this and I'm happy I tried it. It was super quick and easy to produce such a tasty loaf of bread (who doesn't have 5 or 10 minutes for prep?). The crust was really good, and the inside was soft and flavourful. I made this exactly as directed with 2 1/2 cups of self-rising flour and 2 Tbsp. sugar blended together , then I added 1-1/2 cups of Guinness stout. With a silicone spatula, the batter came together in seconds and pulled cleanly away from the bowl. Even though it's a somewhat gooey batter, it was a nice clean job. It was transferred into a buttered, non-stick loaf pan and exactly 45 minutes later at 375F, I immediately spread some butter on top after taking out of the oven. It was perfection.I'm glad your Irish Grandmother was so lazy! Thanks so much for posting this keeper, Len.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I made it with some Killian Red I happened to have around ... using some of it for the corned beef, of course ... and this bread is YUMMY!!! And SO easy. I'll definitely be making this again. I think I'll try honey instead of sugar next time.
     

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I was raised in NJ just across the river from NYC. I spent 30+ years moving and travelling all over the country and world for work as an engineer. I retired in 1993 and travelled around the USA in a RV. In 1996, I bought a great little house in Frostproof FL and I'm here until I get called to the Great Gourmet Kitchen in the sky. I have several hobbies that keep me very busy. It's a pleasant change to be doing things that I want to do instead of what someone tells me to do.
 
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