As if a loaf of fresh-baked beer staff of life isn't tasty enough, adding grated cheese together with fresh herbs ... similar inward this Cheddar-Rosemary Beer Bread ... makes it fifty-fifty tastier!
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 piece back, I shared step-by-step how to brand beer bread ... together with how completely together with totally easy it is to do. None of that boxed mix needed. And that a-while-back post service got me to thinking ... How much does the type of beer used inward one's beer staff of life matter?
I mean, does the type of beer really make a difference?
The answer? ... a huge YES!
The type of beer used makes all the difference.
I had ever made my beer staff of life amongst whatever beer was hanging around inward my refrigerator, without giving it much thought. I'd but choose grip of whatever my hubby had picked upward at the store, non paying much attention. I mean, I knew the staff of life together with season came out a flake dissimilar amongst each dissimilar beer ... but I hadn't ever genuinely 'experimented,' together with then to speak.
So I decided to modify that. I decided to practise a deliberate beer-bread-comparison experiment. And baked upward 3 dissimilar loaves of beer staff of life ... made amongst 3 dissimilar beers. {Of course, right? It wouldn't survive an experiment if I didn't locomote dissimilar beers!}
And here's a hold back at the results:
Left: Oatmeal Porter. Middle: Pale Ale. Right: 'Regular' ol' Lager.
Each of the breads does indeed hold back dissimilar inward color, mirroring the darkness of the beer. But to a greater extent than importantly, each of the breads tastes different, likewise ... taking on the season of the beer, equally well.
So the moral of the story?
When making beer bread, locomote a beer yous similar to drink. Because if yous don't similar the beer to get with, yous won't similar the beer staff of life either.
And i time you've poured inward a beer yous love, adding cheddar together with rosemary makes your beer staff of life fifty-fifty that much better.
Cheddar-Rosemary Beer Bread
(Printable recipe)Ingredients
- 3 c. self-rising flour
- 3 T. granulated sugar
- 1 (12 oz.) beer {any sort of beer you'd like*}
- 1 c. grated cheddar cheese
- 3 T. finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 4 T. butter, melted
- In a mixing bowl, stir together flour together with sugar. Add beer; mix until good combined. Stir inward cheddar together with rosemary.
- Place batter inward a greased loaf pan. Pour melted butter evenly over the laissez passer on off of batter inward the pan. Do non stir.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 45 - 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
* Choose whatever sort of beer yous would like, keeping inward heed that milder beers such equally 'regular' lagers together with ales volition allow the cheddar together with rosemary flavors come upward through to a greater extent than fully. Mine is made amongst 'regular' lager.
