Basic Beer-Cheese Bread

Name: Basic Beer-Cheese Bread
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper; 1 garlic clove, minced; 13.5 ounces all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsp. sugar; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 12 oz bottle lager-style beer; cooking spray; 2 Tbsp. melted butter, divided

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
13.5 ounces all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12 oz bottle lager-style beer
cooking spray
2 Tbsp. melted butter, divided

Directions

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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2. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion to pan; cook 10 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in pepper and garlic; cook 1 minute.
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3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk; make well in center of mixture. Add onion mixture, cheese, and beer to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
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4. Spoon batter into a 9 by 5 loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle 1 Tbsp. melted butter over batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Drizzle with remaining butter over batter. Bake an additional 25 minutes or until deep golden brown and a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Yield: 16 servings