Bread Machine Beer Bread

Cheers to a delicious homemade yeast-raised beer bread machine recipe. Try using stout, lager, porter or ale - each will impart its own unique flavor.

Yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

Small Loaf (1-pound bread machine)

2/3 cup beer
1/4 cup water
4 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Medium Loaf (1 1/2-pound bread machine)

1 cup beer
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups bread flour
1 /2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Large Loaf (2-pound bread machine)

1 1/3 cups beer
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Instructions

Have liquid ingredients at 80ºF and all others at room temperature. Place into the pan in the order recommended by manufacturer. Select a basic cycle and medium/normal crust. Check dough consistency after 5 minutes of kneading. The dough should be in a soft, tacky ball. If it is dry and stiff, add beer, 1/2 to 1 tablespoon at a time. If it is too wet and sticky, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time. Remove bread when cycle is finished; cool on wire rack before slicing.

Notes

Get Traditional Bread Making Method here.