I think that beer bread will forever be one of my favorite sides to prepare. It’s quick (less than 10 minutes to prep), it calls for ingredients I pretty much always have on hand, it makes your home smell heavenly, and…let’s face it…it makes delicious use of a bottle of beer. What’s not to love?
One of my recent spins on my favorite honey beer bread recipe is this easy whole wheat garlic and herb beer bread. Made with white whole wheat flour (my favorite), it is a step healthier than the traditional all-purpose flour version. Then with the addition of lots of minced garlic and bunches of herbs (you can use dried or fresh), this turns into an Italian-y bread packed with flavor and goodness. It’s perfect as a side dish, as toast, as bread for a sandwich, or just to be enjoyed plain right out of the oven.
I’ll say cheers to that!
Whole Wheat Garlic Herb Beer Bread
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf
Description
Beer bread goes Italian with delicious garlic and herbs!
Ingredients
- 3 cups white whole wheat flour
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
- 4 Tbsp. (half stick) butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, garlic, sugar, baking powder, salt, rosemary, thyme and oregano. Gently stir the beer into the dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Pour half the melted butter into the loaf pan, using a spoon to be sure that it evenly coats the bottom of the pan. Then transfer the bread batter to the pan and use a spoon to spread it out even. Pour the rest of the butter on top of the batter, using a pastry brush or spoon to spread it around evenly on top.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until top is golden brown and a toothpick/knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Serve immediately.
Love this bread! How would I convert into 12 muffins? Temperature and time – any idea?
This beer bread is amazingly delicious. A snow day staple in my house! It’s seriously addictive and you will eat the whole loaf in one day.
Kate I have cranked out three of your recipes in under 24 hours and they’re all 5-star. First was your best tzatziki then the chia seed pudding with lime zest and vanilla and this morning the beer bread. They are easy and always healthy. Thank you!
Michael
Best beer bread ever…..and I have tried a lot of recipes. Delicious, even the next day.
Is there a gluten free flour that would work best for this recipe?
thank you this worked great! can i freeze the left over spaghetti squash or how long does it keep in the fridge?
Regards
rose martine
Delicious! I made it with an American Pale Ale and fresh herbs. So good, easy and not too heavy like some whole wheat recipes. I really like using white whole wheat. Glad to find this recipe. Thank you!
Can soda be substituted for the beer?
Hi Mikayla! Hmmm, you might be able to, but we haven’t tried that, so we’re not quite sure how that would work/taste. We think this works best with beer. If you’re not wanting the bread to have alcohol in it, just keep in mind it does bake off, so it’s just for flavoring, but there are alcohol-free beers you could try. We hope this helps!