Scared to bake with yeast? Make a loaf of this four ingredient beer bread recipe without yeast needed. Fresh thick homemade bread made in under an hours time with no resting time needed!
This beer bread recipe was the first bread I had ever attempted. I grew up never ever being exposed to homemade bread baking or yeast baking in general. Many years ago when I first attempted this bread, and I used flour in a bag that was unmarked. I can tell you first hand that you can not use all-purpose flour for this recipe.
You absolutely must use self-rising flour for the recipe to work. After a second try with self-rising flour I found this bread to be the perfect starter bread for anyone who has ever wanted to make bread, but scared of the yeast portion!
Everything you need to know for this recipe
In this post you will learn the following information.
Ingredients
Here are a list of the four ingredients you will need to make your very own loaf of bread!
- Self-Rising Flour – this is the key to making a yeast free beer bread!
- White Granulated Sugar – this will helped activate the yeast in the beer.
- Bottle of Beer – any brand you would like works. Just note depending on the beer you use will depend on the flavors of the bread.
- Butter – either salted or unsalted butter works.
- Cooking spray – a must! This is so your bread doesn’t stick to the pan.
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degree’s Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl combine self-rising flour, sugar, and a bottle of beer. Mix well until all the flour is incorporated. Once it’s all combined it will be very “doughy”.
- Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and place the dough into the pan; making sure to even out the mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then remove from the over; pouring the melted butter on top. Then cook for an additional 20 minutes. Let the bread rest for 5 minutes before slicing!
FAQs
Whatever style beer you use will change the flavor of the bread. I’ve found that I prefer the lighter lagers like Bud Light, Coors Lite, and even Miller over the darker. But you can easily use a brown ale or even a porter and the bread will turn out just fine. Keep in mind that if you use a fruity beer the bread could take on those flavors and become a little sweeter.
This bread definitely has the hoppy notes of beer. This bread is a denser buttery bread. Thanks to the yeast from the beer it interacts with the sugar and the self-rising flour which is why you don’t need a packet or spoonfuls of yeast for this recipe.
The answer is a big fat NO! You can not get drunk on this bread. The alcohol is cooked out during the cooking process making it safe for even the kids to consume.
No Yeast Bread Recipes
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Beer Bread
Equipment
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 3 cups Self-Rising Flour
- 3 tablespoon White Granulated Sugar
- 1 12 oz. Bottle of Beer
- 3 tablespoon Salted Butter melted
- Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
- In a large bowl combine self-rising flour, sugar, and a bottle of beer. Mix well until all the flour is incorporated. Once it’s all combined it will be very sticky dough.
- Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and place the dough into the pan; making sure to even out the dough.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then remove from the oven. Pour the melted butter on top of the partially cooked bread. Cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Let the bread rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- You can use whatever beer you have on hand. However, know that the bread may tastes slightly different depending on the style of beer you use.
- The beer used for this recipe must contain gluten in order for the recipe to work!
- Adapted from
Camila
Easy to make and delicious!
Katie
Camila, thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I’m so happy to read you found this recipe easy to make and delicious!
LaVinia Gilcrease
Turned out wonderful and yummy.
Katie
Hi LaVinia, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Lauren h
This recipe was so amazing. I’ve been scared to try making my own bread but this was incredibly simple. I had all the ingredients in my cabinet. I used hard cider instead of beer and it gave it a hint of sweetness. 100% recommend for even the novice baker!
Katie
Lauren, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe as much as I do!
?All Thingz Related?
Looks good! Thanks so much for sharing this great bread recipe with us at Anything Related!
{Rebekah}
Ginger
Quick recipe! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
AliLilly
That looks so delicious!!!! 🙂
Katie
Thanks… I might have to try them. Still a little on the intimidated side when it comes to bread!
Just Like June
Looks good girly! 🙂 If you want to take an adventure into yeasty breads, my english muffin bread is a good start. It's not scary and doesn't require loads of kneading!