Guinness Beer Bread
Author: Nicole
Ingredients
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces of Guinness beer
Instructions
  1. Place an oven rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  2. Place the butter in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish or pan and set it in the oven while the oven is preheating.
  3. Stir together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  4. Stir in the beer until it is just incorporated (The dough will be sticky and heavy.) Pour 5 tablespoons melted butter out of the pan into a cup; tilt the pan to coat the bottom and sides with the remaining butter (1 tablespoon).
  5. Spoon the bread dough into the pan and spread evenly; drizzle the 5 tablespoons melted butter over the top.
  6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the bumpy top is golden brown.
  7. Halfway through baking tilt the pan to distribute the butter (in case it has pooled).
  8. Remove the bread from the oven to a cooling rack; cut the bread into rectangles and serve warm.
Notes
* Bread freezes well. I recommend heating it up wrapped in aluminum foil.
* You can substitute unbleached all-purpose flour for yellow cornmeal, if you prefer (use 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour instead of 1 cup yellow cornmeal and 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour).
Recipe by Riegl Palate at https://www.rieglpalate.com/guinness-beer-bread/