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How to Make Quick and Easy Vegan Beer Bread – Just Stir and Bake!

Easy Vegan Beer Bread. This tight textured, slightly sweet, chewy bread really is a quick alternative to the hours spent kneading and waiting for yeast-bakes to rise. It is ready to go in the oven in less than 2 minutes

Beer Bread, The Quickest Easiest 1 Step Bread Ever

I first discovered the delights of Beer Bread some nearly 20 years ago, when my ex-husband (from Wisconsin), surprised me with a loaf one Sunday afternoon. Of course, I have to make my own beer bread these days, but it turns out, it really is so so easy. In his own inimitable words, read my ex’s amusing anecdote about how he first discovered beer bread:

“It all started on my 25th birthday. I was feeling a little depressed, quarter of a century and all, and decided to throw one of my huge parties to “celebrate”. In my usual fashion, I prepared for the event with invitations from my heralded Paulmark© range. Okay, there was a Barbie head with the hair burned off and possibly some death of beauty and youth quip on the invites, but nothing that would indicate that the party was merely conceptual.

How to Make Quick and Easy Vegan Beer Bread

The huge batch of gumbo was bubbling away on the stove and an entire keg of beer was chilling in a bucket of ice. My good (alcoholic) friend Rocky was the first to show up, natch, and I just knew that this was going to be a day to remember. How right I was! Rocky, it turned out, was to be my only party guest that day. “We thought the invitation was a joke.” they all said the next day.

So, now I’m left with a keg of beer, minus a couple of gallons that Rocky had imbibed, and a ticking clock as the deposit was sure to become forfeit if I didn’t get the empty back before the deadline the liquor store had set. What’s a guy to do?

Beer Bread, The Quickest Easiest 1 Step Bread Ever

Fortunately, my good friend Skip (I’m also wondering why he wasn’t at my party, before you ask) was on hand with a great plan. All I’d need to do is mix some sugar, flour, and beer together, drop on a baking sheet, and repeat….130 times. The beauty of this bread recipe is that it requires no rising time, providing a massive oven spring as soon as it hits the heat due to the SR flour and yeast in the beer. It also lends itself nicely to experimentation. I’ve tried numerous variations with different varieties of beer and add-ins like olives or nuts and fruit. The world’s your oyster mushroom, really! Vegan joke. Sorry.

And what did I do with all the bread? Gave it to everyone who skipped out on my 25th birthday because I’m not the type to hold a grudge….for long.”

Why is Beer Bread so easy to make?

Beer Bread, The Quickest Easiest 1 Step Bread Ever

Beer bread works because it uses the carbonation in beer instead of yeast, which is to say, that is the rising agent. It reduces the time required for kneading and rising to zero.

Additions to Beer Bread

  • You can use any type of beer you like and each type will give you a different flavour. For example, a light beer or lager will yield a delicate flavour, whilst a strong stout will give you a more potent malty, hoppy flavour.
  • Add dried fruit and some spices for a Beer Bread Fruit Loaf.
  • Add walnuts and cranberries
  • Add some cubed Vegan Blue Cheese and Spring Onion (scallions) for a Cheese and Onion Beer Bread

Ingredients

  • Flour. I highly recommend plain or all purpose to ensure that you get a rise.
  • Beer. Use whatever vegan beer you like!
  • Sugar, just white granulated is fine
  • Salt, to give some extra flavour

Full ingredients in recipe card!

Easy Vegan Beer Bread

Beer Bread, The Quickest Easiest 1 Step Bread Ever
A quick and easy bread using just three ingredients
Freya
5 from 57 votes
Prep 2 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 440 ml Beer - vegan
  • 3 cups Self-Raising Flour
  • 2 tbsp White Sugar
  • 2 tsp Salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 220c.
  • Form into a round on a large baking sheet. The mixture will be sticky, not at all like regular bread dough, so don't panic!!
  • Sprinkle with flour and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and risen.
  • Serve spread with butter and jam.

Please note that where the recipe asks for milk, butter or yogurt, this refers to any plant-based version that you prefer.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Vegan Beer Bread
Amount per Serving
Calories
1636
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Sodium
 
4676
mg
203
%
Potassium
 
495
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
 
312
g
104
%
Fiber
 
9
g
38
%
Sugar
 
25
g
28
%
Protein
 
47
g
94
%
Vitamin A
 
8
IU
0
%
Calcium
 
77
mg
8
%
Iron
 
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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17 Comments

  1. This is great because my husband has some beer that he did not like (I don’t drink beer). I can use it for this bread!

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