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Why everyone’s baking beer bread
A rising interest in baking beer bread has started to gain traction as a trend, welcoming a new demographic of consumers to beer styles. The post Why everyone’s baking beer bread appeared first on The Drinks Business.
A rising interest in baking beer bread has started to gain traction as a trend, welcoming a new demographic of consumers to beer styles.
The craze, which is “super easy” and "actually worth the hype" has seen TikTok contributor Rachel Johns transforming beer and a few extra ingredients into a loaf of bread in under an hour due to not needing to add any additional yeast and keeping the baking time to a minimum. The trend, which has started making beer more accessible to those with culinary interests, has also been discussed on social media via Reddit with people now sharing their best recipes and advice on beer styles that work well gastronomically for new loaves.
One Redditor stated that it is “always fun to try different beers and pair ingredients with the flavour profile” plus the trend has meant that more people are open to experimentation and trial since “family and friends seem to enjoy it”.
According to avid baking devotees discussing the experimental trend online, the movement has added something positive to “family gatherings” where home cooks are now becoming inclined to “put on a playlist” and “bake beer bread”.
Popular loaves include recipes such as “Guinness with a dash of cocoa powder” as well as “a dill pickle gose with some caramelised onion jam [and] some parmesan sprinkled on top”.
Others are sharing favourites such as a “hot honey/lager” bread, but have freely admitted that “baking is more of a vibe than following a recipe” and have urged others to try after it was pointed out that there is little to lose by getting on board and dabbling since “it usually works out”.
Fans of the shared recipes are now chiming in with their enthusiastic take on the fad and have admitted: “That’s awesome! I thought I was the only one. Gotta try the pickle one.”
Others agreed: “Sounds like a lovely hobby” provoking some to ask: “Would you mind sharing the recipe of the Guinness loaf?”
According to one of the sharers, who divulges recipes online, the trick is to really go with whatever your tastebuds and intuition tell you to try. For instance, they explained, their reasoning behind it is purely experimental and to keep the hobby fun.
Emphasising this, they pointed out: “All my breads are virtually the same base and then the beer changes, and I may mix in like cheese or jalapeños/hot sauce or (cooked)bacon or some sort of seasoning, depending on what I think would go with the specific beer used and generally what I feel like at the moment. I treat the amounts as more of a general guideline than a rule and may change depending on how the beer reacts, since they all mix in a bit different.”
Revealing more, the avid bakers hinted: “Also, sometimes, I use butter/honey, sometimes olive oil/Maple syrup depending on if it needs to be vegan or not.”
According to the shared posts, “lighter beers generally get honey over Maple syrup, and after baking for 45 minutes” it has been suggested that those experimenting might want to brush on some melters butter and let the beer bread bake for a further two to three minutes “to darken and crisp up the crust if needed”.
One fan observed that “in my experience the bread usually turns out very moist and dense, especially if cheese is mixed in” and suggested people “try different cheese, peppers, garlic, seasoning or whatever you think would go well with the specific beer you’re using” to gain the best possible results.
As a suggestion of a base recipe for beer bread, some social media sharers uncovered their simplest recipes with one notable basic recipe being cited as the benchmark. This is shared below.
The craze, which is “super easy” and "actually worth the hype" has seen TikTok contributor Rachel Johns transforming beer and a few extra ingredients into a loaf of bread in under an hour due to not needing to add any additional yeast and keeping the baking time to a minimum. The trend, which has started making beer more accessible to those with culinary interests, has also been discussed on social media via Reddit with people now sharing their best recipes and advice on beer styles that work well gastronomically for new loaves.
One Redditor stated that it is “always fun to try different beers and pair ingredients with the flavour profile” plus the trend has meant that more people are open to experimentation and trial since “family and friends seem to enjoy it”.
According to avid baking devotees discussing the experimental trend online, the movement has added something positive to “family gatherings” where home cooks are now becoming inclined to “put on a playlist” and “bake beer bread”.
Popular loaves include recipes such as “Guinness with a dash of cocoa powder” as well as “a dill pickle gose with some caramelised onion jam [and] some parmesan sprinkled on top”.
Others are sharing favourites such as a “hot honey/lager” bread, but have freely admitted that “baking is more of a vibe than following a recipe” and have urged others to try after it was pointed out that there is little to lose by getting on board and dabbling since “it usually works out”.
Fans of the shared recipes are now chiming in with their enthusiastic take on the fad and have admitted: “That’s awesome! I thought I was the only one. Gotta try the pickle one.”
Others agreed: “Sounds like a lovely hobby” provoking some to ask: “Would you mind sharing the recipe of the Guinness loaf?”
According to one of the sharers, who divulges recipes online, the trick is to really go with whatever your tastebuds and intuition tell you to try. For instance, they explained, their reasoning behind it is purely experimental and to keep the hobby fun.
Emphasising this, they pointed out: “All my breads are virtually the same base and then the beer changes, and I may mix in like cheese or jalapeños/hot sauce or (cooked)bacon or some sort of seasoning, depending on what I think would go with the specific beer used and generally what I feel like at the moment. I treat the amounts as more of a general guideline than a rule and may change depending on how the beer reacts, since they all mix in a bit different.”
Revealing more, the avid bakers hinted: “Also, sometimes, I use butter/honey, sometimes olive oil/Maple syrup depending on if it needs to be vegan or not.”
According to the shared posts, “lighter beers generally get honey over Maple syrup, and after baking for 45 minutes” it has been suggested that those experimenting might want to brush on some melters butter and let the beer bread bake for a further two to three minutes “to darken and crisp up the crust if needed”.
One fan observed that “in my experience the bread usually turns out very moist and dense, especially if cheese is mixed in” and suggested people “try different cheese, peppers, garlic, seasoning or whatever you think would go well with the specific beer you’re using” to gain the best possible results.
As a suggestion of a base recipe for beer bread, some social media sharers uncovered their simplest recipes with one notable basic recipe being cited as the benchmark. This is shared below.
Simple beer bread recipe
Base ingredients
Two 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour Three tablespoons of brown sugar One tablespoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/4 teaspoon of salt Two tablespoons of olive oil Maple syrup
Variable ingredients
A can of Guinness A dash of baking cocoa powder
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan (or use coconut oil cooking spray) Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Pour in Maple syrup and olive oil, then slowly pour in the beer and mix until just blended. 2/3 of a can is generally enough to get a good consistency, if it becomes too wet just add a bit more flour until it thickens up a bit. Mix in however much cocoa powder you feel would be good for the consistency and a subtle hint under the Guinness flavour Pour the batter into loaf pan and bake for approximately 45 minutes.
