Beer Bread II

4 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 -8 cups hard white flour
  • 2 cups brown ale, scum (barm)
  • 3 cups barley malt mash (from a beer batch)
  • 3 cups rolled oats

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine mash and oats with 5 cups of flour.
  2. 2
    Add the sediment and combine well, stirring in one direction to develop gluten.
  3. 3
    Turn out dough onto a heavily floured board and knead, drawing in approximately another 3 cups of flour.
  4. 4
    It will have the consistency of a heavy biscuit dough.
  5. 5
    Shape into a smooth ball and place in a lightly oiled large stainless bowl.
  6. 6
    Cover and let rise in a warm, humid place until about double in bulk, about two hours.
  7. 7
    Punch down and divide into four loaves.
  8. 8
    Place loaves in lightly oiled bread pans, cover and let rise in a warm, humid place for about one hour.
  9. 9
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and bake loaves for approximately one hour.

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