Strawberry Beer Bread with Fresh Basil

Fresh basil perfectly complements strawberries in this sweet beer bread. It’s delicious served alongside a pork or chicken dinner or toasted as a breakfast bread. I think it’s best with a fruity beer, such as one with citrus or apple flavors, but you may use any favorite beer. You may also substitute lemon-lime soda for beer.

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step: 2

Stir flour and white sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Pour in beer and stir. Add strawberries and basil and stir until well combined; batter will be stiff and sticky. Scoop batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the top generously with coarse sugar.

Step: 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

Per Serving: 225 calories; protein 5.1g; carbohydrates 46.3g; fat 0.6g; sodium 597.5mg.

The best flavour of the flour could make a real difference to your bread. Different makers do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are bet higher in gluten, may give you a best rise than standard dough flours – especially if you’re make wholemeal bread , which doesn’t always getting bigger as well as clear bread.

To make this in a dough , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A bread first rising can be make in the fridge 24 hours . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can work it night before , then finish it off the next day.