Apple Cinnamon Beer Bread

Apple Cinnamon Beer Bread

I was recovering from the bar exam at my cabin and noticed we had a ton of apples and apple flavored beer. I wanted to do something for my family to apologize for being difficult while I was studying so I decided to make beer bread.  I had previously made beer bread based on a recipe I found Farmgirl Fare and it turned out well. It was a generic recipe so I thought I could adapt it to include the ingredients we had at our cabin, and make a delicious breakfast for my family,




1 (12 oz) bottle of Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat beer
3 cups flour (I used all-purpose)
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
2 Tablespoons Nutmeg
1 large Braeburn apple (small chunks)

Top:
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Sugar

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 45 minutes

The finished product!

Pre-heat the oven to 375º.  Lightly grease a bread pan (the one I used was roughly 8 inches). In a bowl combine the flour, 1 T sugar, 1 T baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 2 T cinnamon and 2 T nutmeg. When I added the cinnamon and nutmeg, I originally added 1 T, but it appeared to not be enough so I sprinkled in more, roughly another Tablespoon.  When adding the cinnamon and nutmeg aim for the batter to be a light brown color. Mix in the bottle of beer. Finally, mix in the chunked apple. I used Braeburn because that is what I had. Another type (I would consider Granny Smith) would be just as good.

Pour the batter into the greased pan. Then in a separate bowl, combine the 1 T cinnamon and 1 T sugar reserved for the top. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the bread. Bake for 40 minutes. Insert a tooth pick or knife into the middle. When I did this, the bread was still doughy so I baked for an additional 5 minutes.  Let the bread cool in the pan. You may wish to turn the bread on the side to prevent it from collapsing (per advice of my mother). Mix some sugar, cinnamon, and butter together and enjoy! I will be eating this tomorrow for breakfast at the cabin, and my family and I am looking forward to it.


UPDATE: My mom and I had this for breakfast with cinnamon sugar butter and it was amazing. The only thing I would maybe change is adding more apple. I love apple so the more the better. For most people (aka my mom) the amount of apple was fine.

I AM BACK!!

After a two-year hiatus to finish law school I am back with a baking vengeance.  Stay tuned to see what I have cookin'!