Looking for a quick bread without yeast or waiting for a long rise? Do you have a beer in your cupboard?? Boom - add flour and bake...almost..

Here you go

Heat your oven to 350 degrees and butter or oil or grease a loaf pan or even an 8x8 inch pan.

Dusting the pan with cornmeal will help or you can line it with parchment paper.

Mix 3 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon good salt and 2 tablespoons sugar. Stir in the beer (mild if possible but a dark beer will be flavorful too)

Pour your batter into the pan and bake about 35 minutes for the loaf pan, less for the 8x8. To check for doneness use a knife or toothpick or wooden skewer, place in to the bread - if it pulls out clean - its done, if you pull it out and its goey... bake some more.

When done, cool for 5 minutes then use a knife around the edges and take it our of the pan.

You can drizzle it with a couple of tablespoons of melted butter if you want.

Once you make a plain loaf ... you will see how this is a batter that you could easily add sweet or savory items to.

Try 1/2 cup of oats

or a cup of fruit fresh or dried

or dandelions in spring... that recipe is in our Common Roots Cookbookwritten by Cathy & Ernest Hohmeyer.

Seasonal fresh foods that are simple and good. Tried and truly tested for 50 years in our restaurant.

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Learn, Discern and Stay Nourished!,

Chef Cathy