Butter-Beer Bread

Name: Butter-Beer Bread
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon brewer's yeast, Also Known as Debittered Brewers Yeast (optional); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups dark beer; 1 1/2 cups old cheddar cheese, Coarsely Grated & Divided; 1/4 cup butter, Melted

8 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon brewer's yeast, Also Known as Debittered Brewers Yeast (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dark beer
1 1/2 cups old cheddar cheese, Coarsely Grated & Divided
1/4 cup butter, Melted

Directions

1

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, brewer's yeast (optional) and salt.
2

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in ale; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
3

Remove 1/3 cup of the cheese and set aside.
4

Stir remaining cheese into batter.
5

Spoon batter into greased 8 1/2 X 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
6

Pour butter over top.
7

Bake at 350 F for 45 - 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
8

Sprinkle reserved 1/3 cup cheese over bread and bake an additional 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
9

Remove bread from oven and let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes.
10

Remove from bread pan and place bread on the rack to cool completely.