Chocolate Stout Beer Bread

I have had a serious obsession with Beer Bread lately.


I don't really know why, but I've been craving bread and trying to think up new bread recipes.  My biggest problem is, obviously, patience.  


I have none.


I hate waiting for yeast breads to rise.  By the time it's ready, my attention span has usually turned me toward something else to do.  Beer bread lets me mix everything together and pop it into the oven in one fell swoop.  One hour later, there is a loaf of hot, crispy carbs sitting on my stovetop.


Guinness and chocolate happen to be a guilty combination of mine, so mixing them together in a loaf seemed like a no-brainer.  I can't tell if the beer brings out the chocolate flavor, or if the chocolate brings out the stout flavor.  Either way, there's tons of flavor to be had in this beer bread!






Chocolate Stout Beer Bread
(adapted from Shortstop Blog)


3 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla1 12oz. stout beer (I used Guinness)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips3 tbsp butter, melted


Preheat oven 350F.

In a large mixer, combine all of the ingredients except the butter, adding the beer last to the mixture.

Pour the mixture into a greased loaf pan.  Pour the melted butter over the top of the mixture.

Bake for 1 hour.






Listening to:  Bayside - Megan