Makes: 1 small loaf of 8″ x 4″ x 2″
Tin: 8″ x 4″ loaf tin, greased and dusted
Oven temperature: 180ºC
This was really just plain fun to make and surprisingly tasty when eaten on the same day. For a little variation, flavour it with garlic, herbs, olives of your choice
Ingredients:
- Plain Flour – 1½ cups
- Baking powder – 1½ teaspoon
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Sugar – 1½ teaspoon
- Mixed dried herbs/ Garlic – ½ teaspoon (optional)
- Beer – 185 – 200 millilitres, I used Carlsberg Smooth. Any beer will work.
- Melted Butter – ¼ cup
Method:
- In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and dried herbs.
- Measure and add the beer all in one go and using a fork/spatula/ ladle/ whisk, mix until just combined. Don’t overdo the mixing but make sure you don’t have any flour streaks either. Minimal handling helps.
- Pour the batter into a greased and dusted 8″ x 4″ loaf tin. Smoothen the top a little (or else you’ll end up with a bumpy crust like the one in the image above, since I was impatient) and pour over the melted butter. If you plan to use chopped garlic, this is a good time to sprinkle it on top of the dough.
- Bake in the centre of a preheated oven at 180ºC for 50 – 60 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the tin and cool on a wire rack before cutting it.
- Delicious when eaten warm with butter and honey.
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