Name: Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cornmeal; 3 cups flour; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 12 oz beer; 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese; ⅓ cup Bacon; 2 tbsp butter

Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread Recipe

Gib Decker Modified: February 18, 2024

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How To Make Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread

This beer bread may be denser than most but it’s also very moist and tender. The added bacon and cheddar impart savory, salty, and slightly sweet flavors.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Rest Time: 20 minutes

Total: 1 hour 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspcornmeal
3cupsflour
2tbspsugar
1tbspbaking powder
1tspsalt
12ozbeer,room temperature
1cupsharp cheddar cheese,shredded
⅓cupbacon,cooked and crumbled
2tbspbutter,melted

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Butter a 9×5-inch loaf pan and sprinkle with cornmeal.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and beer in a large bowl.
Gently fold in shredded cheese and bacon crumbles with a spatula until just combined.
Place the batter in the pan and let sit for 20 minutes.
Bake for 35 minutes, then brush the butter on top of the bread and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 254.80kcal
Fat: 8.65g
Saturated Fat: 4.58g
Trans Fat: 0.25g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2.40g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.68g
Carbohydrates: 33.66g
Fiber: 1.05g
Sugar: 2.69g
Protein: 7.77g
Cholesterol: 22.06mg
Sodium: 223.68mg
Calcium: 198.63mg
Potassium: 68.99mg
Iron: 0.68mg
Vitamin A: 54.66µg

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