This beer cheese bread recipe might just be the easiest bread recipe there is! Made with just 5 ingredients in under 5 minutes, this Guinness bread recipe is guaranteed to be no-fail.
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What is Beer Cheese Bread?
I'm back at it again with this 5 ingredient beer cheese bread! And like always, if it's a baked goods recipe that I share, you know it's guaranteed to be easy!
My mom used to make beer bread every year during St. Patricks's Day and this year, I've decided to kick it up a notch by making it cheesy!
It's chewy, crunchy, dense and absolutely delicious... especially when you grill it up with some butter! And best of all, it's easy AF!
In this recipe, I used Guinness and Kerrygold Irish Cheddar. But you could literally use any dark beer and any medium-hard cheese you have. I'd recommend trying havarti, swiss, fontina, or gruyere.
And trust me when I say it's no-fail.
Just mix a dark beer, such as Guinness, with some self-rising flour, sugar, salt and a cheese of your choice! I use Irish Cheddar but you could use any medium-hard cheese such as havarti, fontina, swiss or gruyere.
Once the batter comes together, stir in the shredded cheese and set some aside to sprinkle on top.
Then bake in two loaf pans until golden and brown!
The bubbles from the beer mixed with the self-rising flour create the perfect rise on the bread. You don't have to knead it or anything!
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Room Temperature Dark Beer - I recommend using Guinness.
- Self-Rising Flour - I do not recommend substituting anything for the self rising flour.
- Sugar - White table sugar is best.
- Salt - Kosher salt is needed for this recipe - I do not recommend swapping it for table salt.
- Shredded Irish Cheddar - If you want to use another cheese - go for it! Try havarti, fontina, or gruyere.
How to make Guinness Bread with Cheese
Making bread with beer is one of those perfectly easy recipes that you can't mess up.
Preheat your Oven: To begin, preheat your oven to 350F degrees.
Sift the Flour: Next, add 3 cups of self-rising flour to large mixing bowl. I recommend sifting the flour, or stirring it for a few minutes with a fork, so that you break up any potential clumps.
Add Sugar & Salt: Then add 3 tablespoon sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt. Stir everything together.
Add Beer: Now, simply pour in the room temperature dark beer of your choice. Since St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, I'm using Guinness Beer but you could use another dark beer without a problem.
Combine Everything: Stir the batter together until everything is combined. You'll notice that the Guinness bread batter is thick and sticky - kind of like bisquick.
If you don't want cheese in it, you can get ready to bake it at this point.
Add Cheese: But if you're like me and want everything to be cheesy, then simply shred 1.5 cups of cheese (such as Irish Cheddar) and set about 3 tablespoon aside.
Grease Pans & Bake: Grease two loaf pans and divide the batter into each one. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of each loaf pan and pop in the oven for 1 hour. After an hour, the top will be golden brown and the bread will be slightly removed from the sides of the baking dish.
Rest: Remove the pans from the oven and let rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
What goes with Beer Cheese Bread?
If your'e making this Guinness Beer Cheese Bread for St. Patrick's Day, I recommend pairing it with my go-to beer mac and cheese, this roasted root vegetable shepherd's pie, or these extra cheesy reubens!
If you're just making this for a regular weeknight dinner, I'd pair it with this smoked mac and cheese, these instant pot black eyed peas and these smashed brussel sprouts with bacon.
For drinks, try this boozy shamrock shake, this boulevardier, or this bright green creamy avocado margarita.
And if you'd like to save this guinness bread recipe for later, pin it below!
Recipe:
Recipe
Beer Cheese Bread
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Meanwhile, add the sifted self-rising flour, sugar, and salt to a large mixing bowl and stir. Stir in the room temp beer and continue stirring until the batter is thick and fluffy - like bisquick.
- Set 3 tablespoon of the shredded cheese to the side. Stir the rest of the cheese into the batter.
- Grease two loaf pans and divide the batter between the two.
- Sprinkle the reserved cheese over the top two loaf pans and bake in the oven for 1 hour.
- After an hour, remove the loaf pans and let cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing or serving.
Kirk Burgess says
Soooo good! I made mine with Guinness and 18month English Cheddar! Easy and fast, and was perfect with the Beef Stew I made as well!