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Beer Cheese Bread (Quick) + Video

October 22, 2017

This quick beer cheese bread is easy and so tasty that you’ll want to make it every week! It’s great with soup or just as a snack! Scroll down for the video.

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Cooking with Beer

So…when your husband co-owns a beer store, you have a pretty big selection of beer at your disposal and you only have to send a text to get it (just FYI, we do pay for the beer we bring home, lest you think that we are rolling in “free” beer). That seems like a pretty good excuse to incorporate beer into as many recipes as possible, no? Honestly, though, I could make this beer cheese bread on the weekly and just leave all the other recipes…that’s just how good this bread is. I promise you, it’s better than any beer bread you ever made from a pricey mix.

The tricks to this bread (which I adapted from a recipe in the Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book <–affiliate link):

1) Lots of cheese
I mean, it’s beer cheese bread. Why skimp on the cheese? Cutting the cheese into cubes instead of grating it results in the most amazing little pockets of cheese distributed throughout, and crusting the top and bottom with Parmesan means that your bread will have a nice, sharp, crusty, cheesy edge.

2) Lager or Pilsner
I mean, you can certainly use whatever beer you want (I wouldn’t recommend something chocolatey or anything like that), but the light flavor of a lager or pils works really well here because it lends a little bit of a beer “tang” to the bread without overpowering the flavor of the cheese. Philip doesn’t really drink a lot of lagers or pilsners (and you guys know I really don’t drink a lot of beer at all), but they really are perfect in this application.

3) Sour cream and Butter
The sour cream and butter up the moisture factor (but if you are out of sour cream, you can use Greek yogurt too). Full-fat will definitely lend the best texture and flavor.

Best Bread Ever?

I took a loaf of this into the shop and got rave reviews – including one guy who told me that it was the best bread he had ever had (I am not joking) and another who told me that it tasted like a Cheez-It, which is one of the best comparisons that you could possibly make in my book (Iā¤Cheez-Its). Trust me, you want to make this bread (and it comes together in just about 15 minutes, so you really have no excuses).

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Mary

Yield: 1 loaf

Beer Cheese Bread (Quick)

This recipe is adapted from The Cook's Illustrated Baking Book

15 minPrep Time:

50 minCook Time:

1 hr, 5 Total Time:

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Ingredients

  • butter for greasing the pan
  • 3 ounces (1 cup) Parmesan cheese, grated on the large holes of a grater (divided)
  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (you can also use half whole wheat flour)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, cut into cubes (about 1 cup or 1/2 of a regular block from the grocery store)
  • 1 cup lager or pilsner beer
  • 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream or Greek yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • 1 egg, beaten

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350?. Grease a loaf pan with butter. Sprinkle half of the Parmesan cheese on the bottom of the loaf pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne, and black pepper. Add the cheddar cheese and toss to coat with the flour mixture.
  3. In a smaller mixing bowl or a large mixing cup, combine the beer, sour cream or Greek yogurt, melted butter, and egg. Pour over the dry mixture and stir to combine until no large dry spots remain.
  4. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Top with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until golden on top.
  5. Cool for at least an hour on a wire rack before serving.
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Comments

  1. Kate @ Framed Cooks says

    January 7, 2015 at 6:15 am

    This looks absolutely delectable, and perfect for the many football games playing all the time in my house this time of year. :)
    Reply
    • Chattavore says

      January 7, 2015 at 7:34 am

      It's super easy, Kate, and I want to eat it every day!
      Reply
  2. Carol Jardim says

    March 20, 2018 at 7:19 am

    Just perfect! And so easy! Will be posting my version and linking it to your blog. Thank you for this amazing recipe! ;)
    Reply

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