Beer bread mix is a super easy 2 ingredient recipe that is perfect for gifting in a jar around the holidays!
It’s almost embarrassing how easy and inexpensive this Beer Bread Mix in a Jar is, but it truly makes a great DIY gift idea when packaged up pretty with a printable recipe card! I thought of this gift after seeing a “Beer Bread Kit” at Target for a whopping $7.00. Seven dollars for a two ingredient gift seemed a little much but I loved the idea-it’s an easy and fast DIY gift that won’t go bad and a great gift for bakers and beer enthusiasts alike!
Ingredients
- self-rising flour
- sugar
How to make beer bread mix
All you’ll need for this gift are 3 cups of SELF-RISING flour (please don’t use all purpose!), 3 tbsp of granulated sugar, and a quart mason jar to put it in! It doesn’t quite fill the jar up completely but it works!
Gifting ideas
Adding a little something to the mix makes it even better, here are some ideas:
- whisk
- bread pan
- oven mitt
- kitchen towel
- a six-pack of beer!
Beer Bread Variations
If you want to get creative, here are some other variations on this recipe you could try:
- add 1 tablespoon dried herbs to the flour mix
- add ½ cup Parmesan cheese and a teaspoon of minced garlic
- add a few dollops of pesto before baking
- add cooked & crumbled bacon
- add 2 teaspoons Lowry’s seasoning salt
I made some printable recipe cards for you to gift with it! (Click here to download a printable pdf)
For some other gift in a jars try these ideas:
This sounds interesting for a bridal shower favor but there are only two ingredients, flour and sugar, that you put in the jar?. No spices? Also how long would this mix last (expiration date?) also where did you buy the whisks? Thx!
I did not see how many can to use? All 6 ?? Thank you just found this site.
I read the printable cards and there it was . 1 can, should be in the directions. Thanks anyway
Can they use something other than beer? or has to be beer?
You should be fine with a non-alcoholic beer, cider or other carbonated beverage although I haven’t tried it myself. If you do please come back and let us know how it goes! ~Melissa
The insert with the store-bought mix I received suggests club soda, carbonated water or non-alcoholic beer as substitutes for the real thing. We used beer even though I am not a drinker, and the bread was delicious! Can’t wait to try this DIY recipe and see if it’s as good
Can you use anything other than a loaf pan? Recipients are in remote Alaska and may not have one. Will try to figure out how to send a pan also. Shipping is outrageous!
Thanks, Paula
I haven’t tried any other way Paula but if you try it as muffins let me know and I can update the post. I’m not sure what else you would try other than that. ~Melissa
Buy a aluminum disposal load pan. That’s what I include with mine. Put ingredients in a ziplock or plastic bag can save on weight too.
You should be able to use soup cans. I’ve done that with other non-yeast breads. Wash the cans thoroughly and grease well. I’m guessing 3-4 soup cans for this recipe. You could test that out with a sample batch or do the math on # of ounces. I remember it rising an inch or two out of the can as it baked. We used to do these little cylindrical loaves as gifts–wrapped in clear cellophane and tied with a ribbon–kind of cute!
Great after almost twenty years as a gift. The bottle still had “fizz”.
Where is the butter either put into the ingredients or poured over the top?
no butter unless you use it for greasing the pan!