Guinness Beer Bread
Guinness Beer Bread, a delicious simple quick bread can be baked in under an hour. Fill your house with the wonderful aroma of baking bread!
Guinness Beer Bread
“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” – James Beard
Bravo. Bravo.
I’ve mentioned before that my luck with baking yeast bread has been pretty inconsistent.
Sometimes it comes out great, but most times it’s a flop. My issue boils down to the fact that my dough doesn’t always rise like it should.
So it makes me a little anxious when I spot an awesome bread recipe that I want to try. It usually goes to the bottom of my must try list.
I keep telling myself not to give up, use fresh yeast, and start over again.
Perhaps I’ll have much better luck during the summer months when the weather is warmer.
Easy Homemade Quick Bread
Speaking of luck, with Saint Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I started to think about how to get around my bread dilemma.
It has been on my mind to make a loaf using Guinness Beer, the authentic Irish beer from Dublin.
I was searching the internet for some inspiration, and got super excited to find several options that didn’t require you to use yeast in the recipe!
Since the beer is made with yeast and the drink is carbonated, it works together like magic.
That’s what I’m guessing, and I’m not questioning the bread baking angels…quick, uncap a bottle of Guinness!!
I’ve had some fun adding beer to recipes like this cheesy chorizo dip, chili.
Now I am happy to say that I’ve included a sibling to the beer recipe collection, Guinness Beer Bread!
How To Make Guinness Beer Bread
With this recipe, there is no need to proof yeast, handle the dough by kneading or punching it, although that’s fun.
- Mix
- Add to loaf pan
- Bake
All you do is mix the ingredients together, put the dough in a loaf pan, and bake it for about 45 minutes!
In the meantime, your house will smell like a bakery! My bread making problems have been solved! Hooray!! Well, kind of.
The full-bodied stout marries with the brown sugar in the bread deliciously.
There is a hint of sweetness, but not overly sweet. It has a nice dense texture that is hearty enough to make a sandwich with.
What To Serve Guinness Bread With
Eat this bread as it is or with a pat of butter.
In addition, check out these recipes:
- Pressure Cooker Beef Stew – hearty meal ready in no time!
- Beef Barley & Vegetable Soup – this belly warming soup is a complete meal.
- Beef Stout Stew – another delicious recipe using Guinness beer.
Guinness Beer Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup oats and extra 1 tablespoon for topping bread
- 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 ounce Guinness Draft
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a loaf pan with butter and put aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flours, oats, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, and form a well.
- Slowly pour in the Guinness in to the middle and mix all ingredients together with a wooden spoon. Don’t overwork the mixture, but make sure the flour is all moistened.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon of oats.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for about 7-10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Place on baking rack and slice when it’s cool enough to handle. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Disclaimer
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Adapted from The Black Peppercorn.
PIN TO YOUR QUICK BREAD AND ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY BOARDS
I’ve been looking for recipe like since the recipe I had in the 80s went missing. Divorce has its toll.
I made this tonight for Super Bowl Sunday and we liked it a lot! I was worried that the bread would be very dry, but it wasn’t. So easy to make, too. It’s a definite keeper!
I’m so glad to hear that this bread was a hit! Nice and easy to make! Thanks for swinging by 🙂
I don’t enjoy drinking beer, but man, I love it in things. This bread looks perfect.
Thank you, Michelle! Beer adds a unique tasty flavor to the bread.
I first had Guinness Bread in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day … wait for it … at the Guinness brewery! It was amazing! It was a bit darker than yours (I think they probably used a whole lot more beer lol) but it was tasty! Your bread looks really tasty; I love the oat topping! 🙂
Oh so jellllY of your Guinness brewery trip!! I love this bread. In fact, I just sent my son back to school with a fresh loaf, and he sent me a photo of his last few slices. Major hint, I suppose 😀
I think I need to go pick up some Guinness beer! This looks great!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!
Thanks, Angela! Yes, pick up some beer 🙂
It is as good as it looks!
Oh! This bread looks great! Beer bread is so so good – this one looks dark and earthy. Totally trying it!
Beer bread is awesome! Thanks, Heather. I think you’ll love this one!
This is my kind of bread just mix and bake. I am the same way about breads that require yeast I am just impatient and teenagers and even worse about the whole rising thing. I love this bread and pinning it now. Yum!
Thanks for pinning 🙂 Yeah, the whole waiting is daunting, but man is it worth it! I’m going to master this bread baking dealio!
Sandra…this looks amazing! I don’t mind working with yeast. But in the winter, though my house is warm…I always seem to have problems with dough rising and butter coming to room temperature. Maybe DRINKING a bottle of Guinness while baking is the key! I bet this bread tastes incredible….I love that subtle sweetness in bread that you’ve described. And a perfect recipe for St. Patrick’s day no doubt!
Haha! That’s the key, one bottle for drinking and the other for baking 🙂
I am totally bookmarking this!! I don’t even like beer but have a weakness for Guinness…and LOVE beer bread!
Amazing flavor when cooking with beer! Thanks, Ashley 🙂
Lucky, lucky 🙂
I’ve been wanting to make beer bread for ages and your recipe looks fantastic, rustic and Old World. 🙂
So easy too! Thanks, Krista!
What a great looking bread and yes, it’s just in time for St Pat’s Day when there’s plenty of guinness shared around. Looks like it would be good with a big slab of butter xx
That’s exactly how I ate a slice right out of the oven, buttered up! 🙂