So, getting rid of my leavening for the Days of Unleavened Bread is generally a very easy thing. I get rid of my baking powder, baking soda, and yeast, and that’s pretty much all she wrote. But this year at the last minute I found a brand-new bag of self-rising flour hiding under a pile of dry goods.
Yes, I could have just thrown it away (it’s like $2), but that felt weird, so I looked up recipes that would use it in large quantities. I saw several crazy easy recipes for beer bread, and was instantly sold.
It’s beer, sugar, and self-rising flour. It literally doesn’t get easier than that. I added garlic, parsley, and cheddar because—duh.
Throw some melted butter on the top in the last few minutes of cooking, and you have a yeasty, cheesy, moist, dense treat. [Read more…]
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