Beer Bread

   Beer bread is a family tradition right up there with Irish Soda Bread.

If you've never baked with beer, this is for sure the recipe to start with.

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Ingredients:

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups beer
• 1-4 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, 3 tablespoons of the melted butter, and the beer, stirring until fairly smooth; don't worry about a scattering of small lumps.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter.

Bake the bread for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted about 1/2" into the top of the loaf comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.

 Remove the bread from the oven, and after 5 minutes turn it out onto a rack to cool.