Beer Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 cup wholemeal self-rising flour
• 2 tablespoons packed soft brown sugar
• 60 g cold butter, diced
• 1/3 cup chopped mixed fresh parsley, and (optional)
• fresh chives (optional)
• 375 ml beer, at room temperature
• cheddar cheese, shavings to serve (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c/160°c fan forced.
• 2 lightly grease a 20cm (base measurement) springform pan.
• 3 place flour, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a large mixing bowl. rub in butter using fingers until crumble. stir in herbs. pour in beer slowly (it will foam); mix lightly to make a soft dough (don't overmix). turn into prepared pan.
• 4 bake for 45-50 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. cool for 5 minutes in the pan; turn out onto a wire rack. serve bread warm or cold with cheese.