Beer is not just good for drinking, it can also be a special ingredient for making bread. You can even make beer bread in a bread machine.
Introduction
It is easy to make beer bread. It is a yeast bread made with the following ingredients: beer, olive oil, bread flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
The basic method is to pour the warm beer into the baking pan and then add the dry ingredients on top of the liquid ingredients according to your bread maker’s instructions.
Choose a basic bread program from the bread machine’s menu options and select a medium crust color.
Remove the baking pan with the finished beer bread from the bread machine, shake it out and leave it on a wire rack to cool down before making the first slice.
Can you take a beer out of the fridge and pour it in?
No, this is not the way to do it because yeast requires a warm temperature in order to grow quickly. A cold liquid temperature slows down the yeast too much. The best beer to use is flat, warm beer. The best beer to drink is cold, bubbly beer.
What sort of beer can be used?
You can use any beer that is not flavored with lemons or some other fruit. Of course, the lighter the beer, the lighter the color and taste of the finished loaf. A dark stout beer might give the bread a darker color. Overall, beer made from wheat are the best to use for making bread machine beer bread.
Conclusion
A beer bread requires the minimum amount of ingredients and a bread machine that can make up to a 2-pound loaf size. You can use your favorite beer for the recipe, unless you really prefer to drink it. The beer replaces the water and milk that other bread recipes require. Let the beer warm up and lose its carbonated bubbles before adding it.
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