There is nothing better than sinking your teeth into a slice of soft homemade beer bread that tastes like grapefruit and honey.
Baking a loaf of homemade beer bread is one of the easiest things to do and it taste delicious served alongside a a cozy dinner of comfort food, like a bowl of homemade chili.
My husband and I received a bread maker as a wedding gift when we were married 18 years ago.
It’s probably still sitting in the cabinet and has been rarely used.
I find it’s easier to just make your own homemade bread with a few ingredients already in your pantry then it is to go buy a mix made for your bread maker.
If you’re like me and you hesitate making bread that calls for a packet of yeast, you’ll love this easy simple recipe.
There are no worries getting the water just warm enough. Just grab a bottle of beer. The yeast is in the beer.
Use any beer you like. But for this beer bread recipe I used Leinenkugel’s Grapefruit Shandy. This is one of my favorite beers along with Blue Moon Belgian White.
Grapefruit and orange flavors are perfect in this beer bread recipe paired with the sweetness of raw honey.
An hour in the oven and the smell of fresh bread will bring them running.
A bit of warm butter spread over each slice and I promise the loaf will disappear quickly.
Wheat beers pair well with honey. If you’d like to use a dark stout give my Guinness Beer Bread recipe a try.
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Grapefruit Honey Beer Bread
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 12- ounce grapefruit shandy beer
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pour in the beer and honey and using a mixer, blend well.
- Prepare a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan or 1.5 quart loaf pan with parchment paper. Use a pastry brush, to paint the melted butter on to the parchment paper. Transfer the batter to the loaf pan spreading to the corners and pour the remaining butter on top.
- Bake the loaf for one hour until golden on top. Allow the loaf to cool before slicing with a serrated knife.
I’ve only used beer in the batter for deep frying veggies, but I like the idea to add it to the bread dough and I love how soft and moist it looks. I bet the flavor is also super delicious!
I love cooking with beer. There are so many recipes and bread is just one of many. This recipe is so tasty 🙂
You had me at the first picture! I would eat way too many pieces of this… And I totally agree – loaf-pan bread over bread-maker bread any day – it really is so much easier!
I agree Luci…the breadmaker is hidden in the closet. So much easier and quicker. Thanks
I bet the beer adds a lovely flavour to the bread. Great photos, I can imagine eating this warm with butter
Yes indeed. Bread is always tasty with a little melted butter. Thanks Bintu
I have to make this bread, looks scrumptious!
And easy too. Thanks Nettie 🙂
I just took my ham hock out of the freezer so I could make some pinto bean soup and serve it with this bread on the side! Can’t wait to try it!
Yum Yum. The soup sounds delicious and the bread I’m sure it will complement it perfectly.
Beer bread is one of my favorites and I love that used used the grapefruit summer shandy – I definitely need to try this!!
Thanks Kathryn. The Shandy is one of my favorites. It’s delicious in this beer bread. I hope you like it too.
Oh, I love making beer breads and the combination of grapefruit and honey sounds lovely. It’s so pretty, too.
Thanks Eileen. Anyway to not use my breadmaker I’m all for it. I love the grapefruit and honey combo too.
I’ve always been hesitant to try baking bread, but you make this look so easy! Do you let the dough rise at all? I love the idea of using beer, knowing that the yeast is already in there! Brilliant. This bread just looks so fluffy and tasty. I’m going out to get these ingredients right now!!!
Thanks Julie. No need to let it rise. Just mix and bake. I hope you love it.
What type of flour? All purpose or self rising? I plan on making it this week, thanks!
Hi Ashley. I simply used all purpose flour when I made that bread. Good luck and let me know how it turns out. ?
I made this beer bread yesterday. Two infact. Kept one (already all gone) ,and gave one to my son to take home. Woke up this morning and made another one for breakfast.
We love this recipe because it’s so easy to make using beer. Glad you loved it:)