Ina's Brown Beer Bread
A truly delicious, moist and flavorful beer bread that comes together quick and turns out perfect every time.
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashion oats
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 11-12 ounces Guinness extra stout beer, room temperature
- 1 cup whole fat buttermilk, shaken well, room temperature
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees
- Evenly spread 1 tablespoon of softened butter throughout the interior of a 9"x5" bread pan and set aside
- Combine 2 1/4 cups of whole wheat flour with 1 cup of old fashion oats, 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar, 2 1/4 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 2 teaspoons of salt in a large bowl and set aside
- Whisk 1 cup of whole fat buttermilk with 5 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 bottle Guinness extra stout beer in a separate bowl until fully combined
- Add the beer and buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until everything is fully incorporated
- Transfer the bread dough into the buttered bread pan
- Sprinkle a few oats over the top of the bread dough
- Place the bread pan onto a center rack in a preheated 450 degree oven and as soon as you shut the oven door, reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees
- Bake for 45 minutes
- The bread is done with a toothpick comes out of the center dry and clean
- Transfer the baked bread out of the bread pan and directly onto a cooling rack
- Allow the bread to cool to room temperature before slicing
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature