This simple pull apart Italian Herb Beer Bread is a terrific option for a change from sour dough bread. The texture is more dense and the flavor can be customized to your taste, depending on the intensity in flavor of the beer that's used.
Italian Herb Beer Bread
The smell of homemade bread baking is one of the small pleasures in life that's often overlooked. Warm fresh from the oven bread slathered with butter is an indulgence that just never gets old. When baking this beer bread expect the top to have a nice little crunch but, it does soften just a bit as it rests. Serve this pull-apart bread with butter, or as an appetizer with a cheese fondue or pizza sauce for dipping.
Special Notes for Choosing the Right Beer
- To achieve a deep flavor and color use a medium body or dark beer. For a lighter taste and flavor use a light beer. Light beer is my personal preference for this particular version of Italian beer bread.
- Beer bread doesn't have to have rise time by nature and can be baked immediately, but, allowing the bread time to proof will allow the leavening provided by the beer to lend a lighter texture.
- To substitute all-purpose flour for self-rising flour: Sift together 3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 Tbsp baking powder and 1 ½ tsp salt then proceed with the recipe as written.
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Italian Herb Beer Bread
Servings: 25 pieces
Ingredients
- 3 cup self-rising flour [see cook's note]
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese plus 2 Tbsp
- 2 tsp dried Italian seasoning divided
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 12 oz can or bottle of light beer
- 4 Tbsp melted butter divided
- ¼ tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, using a whisk, sift together the flour, sugar, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, 1 ½ tsp dry Italian seasoning, onion and garlic powder.
- Make a well in the center, and add 2 Tbsp melted butter and the beer in thirds, working each portion into the flour as you go.
- Butter a 10-inch deep dish non-stick pan or spritz with cooking spray.
- Use a 2 oz ice cream scoop and divide into equal potions placing side by side. Allow to rest covered in a draft free place for 1 hour.
- To bake: Preheat oven to 350°F After 1 hour rise time mix together remaining 2 Tbsp melted butter, ½ tsp Italian seasoning and garlic salt. Drizzle evenly over bread. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until top is golden. Serve immediately.
Notes
To substitute all-purpose flour for self-rising flour, sift together 3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 Tbsp baking powder and 1 ½ tsp salt.
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Sabrina
Delicious, hearty bread, it was just like you said, crusty outside and soft in the middle. I made it in a cast iron skillet and it worked well. I did have to keep in the full 45 almost 50 minutes. Served it to friends outside around a fire (because of COVID). We dunked the pieces in a veggie soup and it was perfect!
Melissa
I love that you used this to complement a steamy bowl of soup. You can NEVER go wrong with cast iron well done, thanks!
Betty
What could u use instead of the beer, plz help me
Thank You Betty
Melissa
The beer is crucial in this recipe and the reason it works. Please browse the recipe index here for an alternative.
Debbie
I found your recipe on Pinterest and found it to be easy and delicious. It was so flavorful, thanks for sharing!
Melissa
Hi Debbie that's wonderful thanks so much for visiting!
Melissa
Linda, I agree they're so simple to put together. I enjoy sourdough bread, but, this is a fantastic quick bread to make and eat.
Linda
Oh Melissa, this bread has my name on it. Thank you for posting. I am yeast phobic and have been very successful with beer breads. And I love the addition of the cheese. I will be making this, you're the best!
Melissa
Thanks Wendy, it's so true. Beer bread is so simple to make. I've got a couple of other flavors in my draft folder to be published soon.
Wendy
I recently made beer bread for the first time and loved it! So easy and so tasty! Plus no yeast phobia. 🙂 I had no idea that beer bread could be made as a pull-apart bread! This recipe looks delicious. Thanks!
Melissa
Thank you Melissa!
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Thanks for sharing! This recipe looks delicious!