-what's for dinner...??

i'm going to attempt to become domestic by starting this weekly entry every wednesday featuring some sort of culinary experiment i try.
and today, i decided it was about time i did some baking.

a few years ago, i went home with my best friend for our spring break. that trip was really special to me for a number of reasons, but predominantly because i got to meet and spend some time with her dad who passed away last year, and i'm still so glad i decided to go.

while we were there, her mom had baked this recipe of beer bread for us, and i immediately fell in love. i had never had beer bread before and thought it was easily one of the best things i'd ever eaten.

i e-mailed her for the recipe a few months ago and finally got around to making it.

the final product wasn't as good as colleen's, but it still did not disappoint. ;) and it's also super easy, which is my kind of recipe!!

Colleen's Beer Bread!!
(makes 1 loaf, 12 servings.)

the recipe calls for:
-1 (12 oz.) can/bottle beer (i used foster's...cause...duh.)
-3 tbsp. white sugar
-3 c. self-rising flour




directions:

-set the oven to 350F.

-mix flour and sugar in large bowl.

-add beer, and continue to mix (first with wooden spoon, then with hands.)

-pour sticky dough in 9x5 greased loaf pan. (i used an 8x6 pan...and forgot to grease. don't forget to do that!! the bottom was done-for.)

-bake for 50-60 minutes on the middle rack. (i went with 50.)

*the top will be crunchy, while the inside remains soft.


mmm...so good.

((if anyone wants to help me with my layout, i will be MORE than happy...i have been trying to get these photos and this copy lined up the way i want it for a couple hours, and it still isn't satisfying me. and i'd rather the images be larger anyway...and the text to all be the same. oy.))