Guinness Beer Bread with Molasses Butter
Dark Guinness Stout and notes of molasses give this beer bread intense flavor with an Irish twist.
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 1 9"x5" loaf 1x
Ingredients
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Guinness Beer Bread
- 6 3/8 ounces (1 1/2 cups, spoon and level) bread flour
- 6 3/8 ounces (1 1/2 cups, spoon and level) whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 ounces (1/3 cup, packed) brown sugar
- 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) salted butter, melted, divided
- 2 tablespoons molasses*
- 1 (12-oz) bottle Guinness Extra Stout
Molasses Butter
- 4 ounces (1/2 cup) butter (unsalted or salted), softened
- 2 teaspoons molasses*
- salt, to taste (if using unsalted butter)
Instructions
Guinness Beer Bread
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a 9"x5" loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar until evenly combined. Add 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) of melted butter, molasses, and Guinness. Fold in just until evenly incorporated.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan, spreading all the way to corners and smoothing out surface lightly with a spatula. Pour remaining 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) melted butter on top and tilt pan around to spread evenly.
- Bake bread in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10-20 minutes, and then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling. Store in a zip-top bag at room temperature. Bread is best served warm from the oven or toasted.
Molasses Butter
- Combine butter and molasses in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat on medium-high speed until light and creamy, wiping down bowl and beater as needed. Beat in salt, if using, to taste (I like 2 pinches of salt).
Notes
*Preferably not blackstrap molasses, which is much more intense and bitter and will alter the flavors in the recipe.