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 1x
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.
I’m not much of a beer person but I would gladly eat this anytime!
I love beer bread too, and this one looks and sounds delicious! Will be trying this weekend!
I love the original stuff so much that I never venture into other flavors. I must now, ASAP.
This might be the first thing I make when the raw detox is done. Heavenly. (With vegan butter, of course.)
I love beer bread!! This looks fantastic…I love all of the flavors!
Delish! I love the warm, melty, buttery shots! And I will always prefer sweet to savory so just had to pin your older honey beer bread :)
This bread is maaaaad fantastic. What a fabulous flavour!
This is perfect! I have been wanting to make beer bread, and this version with garlic and herbs sounds incredible! I will be making this very soon!
Absolutely love this bread! I can never resist anything with garlic and herbs!
Somehow I’ve gone through 25 years of life never making beer bread… this must change!