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I love this bread in spite of how easy it is.

Yes, in spite. In fact, I almost resent it for being so easy, I like a challenge. I like to work for it. I like beer pizza dough that takes 24 hours and I love that it takes all day for me to make raviolis from scratch and even my chocolate chip cookies take 72 hours from start to finish. And then this bread takes about ten minutes, and really it only takes that long because I force you to make caramel sauce to go on top. Which, incidentally, turns all toffee like and beautiful in the oven, making that extra 6 minutes more than worth it.

So damn this bread for being so easy and far more than worth the “effort” it takes. I’ll just have to find another way to slave away in the kitchen.

Caramel Apple Beer Bread

Ingredients

For the caramel sauce

¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tbs water
2 tbs unsalted butter, cut into cubes

For the Bread

3 cups flour
3 tbs sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
½ tsp salt
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
½ tsp cinnamon
1 large granny smith apple, peeled and chopped (about 1 ½ cups)
12 ounces wheat beer
4 tbs melted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
In a pot over high heat add the sugar, water and butter. Stir until the butter has melted. Allow to boil without stirring for 5 to 6 minutes or until the sugar has turned an amber color.
In a large bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, walnuts, cinnamon, and apple pieces. Pour the beer and butter into the dry ingredients, stir until just combined. Pour into a greased 1.5 qt loaf pan. Pour the caramel over the top of the loaf.
Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes back clean.

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I’ve noticed something about you.

You seem to have no interest in healthy beer recipes. You want your beer recipes to be a flagrant indulgence of full flavored stimulation. You want chocolate and bacon and sugar and whatever else I can manage to squeeze into your meal.

I like that about you.

No “semi-homemade” or “skinny” versions will do for your beer baking, you want it to be bold and extravagant, diet repercussions be damned. You also have no problem with my recipes that take hours, making Bacon Beer Jam with delighted voracity.

So it is by pure accident that I offer to you a recipe that only takes 5 minutes to throw together and less than 20 to bake, allowing you to get a fully flavored beer muffin on your table in less than a half an hour.

Although I know you would have been more than willing to spend much longer. I appreciate your tenacity.

For this bread I used Lagunitas Red, a special release that’s just so fun to drink.

Beer Bread Muffins

1 1/2 cups flour (I used White Lily All Purpose Flour, it really does make a difference)

1 tbs sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (plus additional for topping, if desired)

2 tbs chopped green onions

1/4 cup melted butter, plus 2 additional tbs, divided

6 oz beer

(makes 8)

Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray.

In a bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cheese and onions, stir until well combined. Pour in 1/4 a cup of melted butter plus the 6 oz of beer, stir until just combined.

Pour batter into muffin tins until each well is about 1/2 full. Pour remaining 2 tbs of butter onto the tops of the muffins, dividing evenly between each muffin. Top with additional cheese, if desired.

Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until the muffins have puffed and a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Serve immediately, these are best right out of the oven.

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