Beer Bread

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
3 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 bottle beer, unopened and at room temp
4 tbsp unsalted, melted butter plus more for greasing and serving

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.

in a bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Open the beer and add it all at once; it will foam up. Stir briskly just until combined, about 20 strokes. the batter should be slightly lumpy. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and drizzle with the melted butter.

Bake until the top is crusty and a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let rest in the pan for a few minutes, then turn the loaf out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temp. We cut into thick chunks

Note: this bread only tastes good the day its made.

Cornbread

INGREDIENTS

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil


DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray or lightly grease a 9 inch round cake pan.
In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Stir in egg, milk and vegetable oil until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.