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!
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! I added a little whisk I picked up on sale and a pretty ribbon to mine to “fancy” it up a bit! And 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:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar
And all of my DIY Gifts here!
Kacie
Can they use something other than beer? or has to be beer?
Melissa
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
Jeanne Musick Booker
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
Paula Warrix
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
Melissa
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
Linda Johnson
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.
Bonnie Henriksen
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!
Charles A. Marshall Sr.
Great after almost twenty years as a gift. The bottle still had “fizz”.
Jan
Where is the butter either put into the ingredients or poured over the top?
Melissa
no butter unless you use it for greasing the pan!