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{{short description|Bread baked with beer in the dough}}
{{Distinguish|Bread beer}}
{{no footnotes|date=January 2015}}
'''Beer bread''' is any [[bread]] that includes [[beer]] in the [[dough]] mixture. Depending on the type of beer used, it may or may not contribute [[leavening]] to the baking process. Thus, beer breads range from heavy, unleavened loaves to light breads and rolls incorporating [[baker's yeast]]. The flavor of beer bread is sometimes enhanced with other flavors, such as cheese or herbs.  
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== Description ==
Beer bread can be a simple [[quick bread]] or a [[Bread|yeast bread]] flavored with beer. Beer and bread have a common creation process: [[yeast]] is used to turn [[sugar]]s into [[carbon dioxide]] and [[ethanol|alcohol]]. In the case of bread, a great percentage of the alcohol evaporates during the baking process.

Beer bread can be made simply with [[flour]], beer, and sugar. Some bottled beers—especially [[craft beers]]—may intentionally have visible dormant, but live, yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottle. However, many mass-market beers have the live yeast filtered out. Without sufficient leavening from the beer, a loaf of beer bread will be fairly dense and heavy unless an additional leavening agent (e.g., [[baking soda]], [[baking powder]], baker's yeast and sugar, [[Sourdough#Starter|sourdough starter]], or wild yeast cultured from the environment) is added. [[Flour#Self-raising flour|Self-raising flour]] may be used because it is a mixture of flour and leavening agent.  Beer bread made without a leavening agent is very sturdy, but tends not to lose moisture when cooked for a long time; lengthier cooking tends to produce a thicker crust.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} Pre-packaged beer bread mixes, with the dry ingredients and leavening agents already included, are available to purchase.

Different styles of beer bread can be made by using different beers; for instance, a [[stout]] or [[dark beer]] will give a darker bread with more pronounced flavor.  Using a beer that is spiced, or has a flavor added, will make a bread with a similar flavor, but less intense than the beer.

Any number of additional flavorings may be used to enhance the flavor of beer bread. They include [[Cheddar cheese|cheddar]] and [[dill]], [[sun-dried tomato]] and herb, [[garlic]] and [[feta]], etc., added to the mix of dry ingredients. One consideration when choosing flavors is that if the beer bread is not going to be eaten straight away, the flavors will become enhanced upon storage.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}

==See also==
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*[[Batter (cooking)#Beer batter|Beer batter]], a coating for fried foods that uses beer
*[[Quick bread]]
*[[Vienna bread]], bread developed from beer yeast
*[[Beer soup]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/beer-bread-recipe-1910242 Food Network - Beer Bread Recipe]
* [https://yolongbrewtech.com/make-beer-bread/ Yolong - How to Make Beer Bread]
* [http://throwdownkitchen.com/how-to-make-beer-bread/ Throwdown Kitchen - How To Make Beer Bread]
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[[Category:Breads]]
[[Category:Quick breads]]
[[Category:Beer dishes]]