Quick honey and beer bread recipe (no yeast)
This honey and beer bread is a quick brown bread recipe without yeast. You just need one bowl to make it, no bread machine and no mixer!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups bread flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅔ cup beer
- ⅔ cup water
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup sliced and pitted olives, black or green (optional)
- Some extra whole wheat flour for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven at 350 °F (175°C) and grease a pan with olive oil.
- In a large bowl mix all of the dry ingredients with a fork (use 1 cup of bread flour and set aside the other ½ cup). Add the liquids and the olives (if using) and mix well with the fork. You should get a soft, pliable dough. If the dough is very sticky, add the rest of the flour 2 tablespoons at a time.
- Grease your hands with some olive oil and form a ball with the dough. You don't have to knead it, just form a ball. Place it onto the greased pan and sprinkle with some flour. With a wet knife score the surface of the dough and make a cross.
- Bake for 45 minutes (middle rack) or until well browned and when you tap it you can hear a hollow sound. Let in a rack to cool.
Notes
This recipe uses ⅔ of a cup beer and ⅔ of a cup water. You can make it using only beer (1 ⅓ cups) but I personally find the taste too intense.
Don't be afraid of using the olives, they add small bursts of umami flavor. The only time I wouldn't use them is if I wanted to serve this bread with something sweet, like butter and jam.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal
