I’m in my Beer Bread Era, as the kids’ say. I’m experimenting with different kinds of beer in preparation for the State Fair, and this time, I used a triple berry sour. Naturally, I mixed in dried blueberries and white chocolate (sort of like those old Milk Bar cookies). White Chocolate Berry Beer Bread is not a recipe I expected to come up with, but here we are! There’s a first for everything.
I didn’t necessarily like this one more than the chocolate beer bread I made recently, but Molly said she liked this one better. I think it’s because I’m actually not a big fan of fruity/sour beers. And the flavor came through enough that that influenced me. Because, as I’m finding, beer bread can actually really be influence by the type of beer!
That feels obvious to say, but whenever I’ve just used a Fat Tire or random ale, they’ve all taste pretty similar!
Maybe I can make sweet beer breads an “in” thing! I wasn’t sure how either would go, but both flavors were successful. I still don’t know how the beer bread category at the fair will go, but it’s certainly proving that the world of beer bread is far more diverse than expected.
I’ve got a savory one planned next, and I’m not sure how I’ll judge between them. How would the State Fair judges judge between them?? The mysteries abound.
I think this loaf could sort of pass as a breakfast treat. Dried blueberries? A fruity bread? A little sneaky white chocolate? Heated up with a bit of butter? Could be a breakfast or afternoon treat. When I make sweet beer breads a trend, I’ll figure out when people are supposed to eat it.
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PinIngredients
- 12 oz sour/fruit beer
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 cups self rising flour (or, 3 cups flour + 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder + ¾ teaspoon salt)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dried berries (or other fruit, to match your beer)
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together beer, sugar, and melted butter. Switch to a spatula and mix in flour and salt and stir to combine. Fold in your mix-ins.
- Transfer batter to the prepared pan. Bake loaf at 350F for 60 mins and the center toothpicks clean. During that time the bread will rise, and develop an epic deep brown crust on the outside. Remove from pan with that handy parchment sling while still hot and cool completely (ideally on a wire rack) before slicing and serving.