No Yeast Beer Bread in One Bowl

This beer bread is made in one dish with just six ingredients and requires no yeast, kneading, or proofing! Try my banana bread for another no yeast recipe, or my handmade white bread if you want to try a yeast bread next.

If you’re reading this in the spring of 2020, you could be having trouble finding yeast at grocery shops. Fortunately, you can still create wonderful bread without yeast in a variety of ways:

Bread with Bananas
Bread with Cranberries and Pumpkin
Baked Blueberry Muffins
Bread with Lemon Poppy Seeds

You may now add Beer Bread to that list! The yeast in the beer fills the gap, and just 5 additional ingredients and an hour of time are required to produce a substantial, tasty loaf with a crispy exterior and soft inside.

I’d say it’s simple enough to teach your children to make, but that’s definitely a bad idea considering we’re talking about alcoholic bread, right? That’s correct. It seemed obvious to me.

Contents

Tips for making beer bread
Easy Beer Bread
FAQs

Tips for making beer bread

Pick a beer with a taste you like! The kind of beer you use will affect the taste of the bread, but in my view, practically any beer will work.

Anything from a lager to an IPA to a Berliner Weisse has been employed. If this is your thing, try a pumpkin ale for a faint pumpkin taste!

My only exclusions are fruit sours (imagine using a blackberry sour and ending up with a strangely purple loaf? yuck) and non-alcoholic beers. Note that the yeast is required for this to function.

Mix together the dry ingredients first, then finish with a wooden spoon. As you add the beer to the dough, it becomes sticky and thick, so you’ll need a heavy spoon to combine everything together.

Before adding the dough, coat the loaf pan with half of the melted butter. This will serve as a nonstick spray. Spread the remaining on top of the dough for a delightfully buttery crust!

Don’t worry about the dough’s texture before baking. It’ll be crackly and rough, which is probably my favorite aspect. Just arrange the dough in a roughly uniform layer and bake it.

Let it to cool before slicing since it will be more crumbly than white bread and a little more delicate right out of the oven.

So let it hang out for a little, then slice it and microwave it for 15 seconds before slathering it with butter.

There you have it.

If you have a honey butter, I really suggest using it. The bread is the right blend of sweet and salty, and the honey butter compliments it well.

Easy Beer Bread

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Prep Time: 10mins

Cook Time: 45mins

Total Time: 55mins

Servings: to 10 slices

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Description

This beer bread is super easy to make in one bowl and only needs 6 ingredients – no yeast, no kneading, and no proofing required!

Equipment

blending bowls
Whisk
9-by-5-inch loaf pan

Ingredients

3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
cup honey or granulated sugar
12ouncesbeer
melted and split unsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
12 ounces beer, 4 cup granulated sugar or honey
In a large mixing basin, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Mix in the beer using a wooden spoon.
3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Half of the melted butter should be used to coat the interior of a 95-lb loaf pan (2 Tablespoons). Pour the remaining melted butter over the batter in the pan.
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Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top is set and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before gently removing from the pan and transferring to a wire rack to cool entirely.

Notes

Pick a beer with a taste you like! Simply avoid non-alcoholic beers since the recipe requires yeast in the beer.
Let it to cool fully before slicing to avoid it falling apart.

Nutrition Facts

FAQs

Can I use beer instead of yeast for bread?

Since most beers still include yeast cells at the conclusion of the fermentation process, a can of beer may be substituted for yeast for a denser outcome. The alcohol in the beer evaporates during baking, leaving a wonderfully rich flavor that is suitable for all ages.

What can I use to make bread if I don’t have yeast?

3 Great Yeast Substitutes for When You’re Short on Time
Baking soda. Baking powder is an essential item in every baker’s cupboard.
Acid and baking soda. Baking soda mixed with acid may also be used to substitute yeast.
Starter for sourdough. Naturally occurring yeast is present in sourdough starter.
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What makes bread rise without yeast?

Bread that does not need yeast or a starter to leaven is commonly leavened using baking soda, baking powder, or both.

Can I use water instead of beer in beer bread?

If you don’t like beer or don’t have any on hand, substitute 1 12 cup seltzer water. The bubbles in the seltzer water will give the bread the lift it needs to rise.

Why does my beer bread taste bitter?

If you use a really hoppy beer in bread, the hops will become quite bitter due to the extended baking period. There are many strategies to combat this. The simplest solution is to start with fewer hoppy beers.

Can kids eat beer bread?

Can kids and dogs eat your beer bread? Yes. When the bread bakes, the bulk of the alcohol evaporates.

What is dough without yeast called?

Unleavened bread, or bread without yeast, is a traditional Jewish food. The name derives from the Greek azymos (without yeast), which in Jewish becomes mazzah, and it is the Passover symbol that recalls the Exodus from Egypt: it was the bread of the fugitives because it was quickly prepared by the fleeing Jews.

Is there such thing as yeast free bread?

Yeast-free bread is an alternative to most sugar-producing breads. There are numerous excellent yeast-free breads specifically designed to fit the demands of persons on a Candida diet. You prevent sugar problems since there is no yeast.

What happens to bread if you don’t use yeast?

If you don’t use yeast in your dough, it will not rise until you add another leavening ingredient, such as baking powder. If you don’t want to use yeast, try making bread using baking powder or a mix of baking soda and an acid.

What did they use for yeast in the old days?

Homemakers in the nineteenth century employed specially produced ferments to create yeast in addition to brewer’s yeast. The majority of these ferments were made from a mash of grain, flour, or cooked potatoes. Hops were often used to avoid sourness.