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    Home » Recipes » Breads » Easy Guinness Beer Bread

    Last updated: Mar 4, 2020 by Melissa Riker · 11 Comments

    Easy Guinness Beer Bread

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    Easy Guinness Beer Bread has just three ingredients and a rich, sweet flavor that only Guinness can give!

    Easy Guinness Beer Bread has just three ingredients and a rich, sweet flavor that only Guinness can give!

    A close up of three slides of Guinness beer bread with two cans of Guinness in the background

    Last July when we moved to England we did a big road trip around England, Scotland, and eventually making our way to Northern Ireland and ending in Dublin. One of the highlights of the 5 days we spent in Dublin was visiting the Guinness factory. They have an amazing tour there that shows you exactly how Guinness is produced (it's surprisingly kid-friendly too!)

    A man holding a tasting at the Guinness Factory in Ireland

    I'm not a huge beer drinker but I was surprised by how much I not only enjoyed the tour but also learning about the different flavors when tasting Guinness. (The picture above is my husband in the tasting room-the vapors were scented like the various flavors in the Guinness so you could start to learn to pick them out-the hops flavor was my favorite!)

    All that was to say that last week I was making some beer bread and instead of using my standard recipe I decided to make a Guinness version and it was amazing-probably the best beer bread I've ever had. The Guinness added a subtle caramel type of flavoring and I switched out standard sugar for brown sugar to accent that even more.

    (If you love Irish recipes, be sure to check out my traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe too!)

    A close up of Guinness beer bread with a can of Guinness in the background

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups self-rising flour
    • ¾ cups packed light brown sugar
    • 1 Guinness (I'm in the UK now so my Guinness was 440ml, which is about 14 oz or  ¾ of a pint. The recipe is very forgiving and should work with anything between 12 oz and 1 pint depending on what is available in your area.)

    How to Make Guinness Beer Bread

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5x3" bread pan.

    Whisk the flour and brown sugar together. Add the Guinness and stir until just blended-don't over stir. Pour into the pan and tap the pan down on a counter a few times to level the dough.

    Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

    The bread cuts better once cooled but tastes amazing warm with some butter so I'll let you decide whether to let it cool or not! I usually let mine cool a little bit before cutting and then reheat a few seconds in the microwave before eating.

    A close up of Guinness beer bread with two cans of Guinness in the background

    Oh and you see that stew in the background of the picture above-that's made with Guinness too, it's the ultimate in comfort food!!

    You might also like these other bread recipes like Amish Friendship Bread, Homemade Naan, Cheddar Zucchini Bread, or my favorite Apple Cinnamon Bread!

    If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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    A close up of Guinness beer bread with a can of Guinness in the background

    Easy Guinness Beer Bread

    ★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
    • Author: Melissa Riker
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 50 minutes
    • Total Time: 55 minutes
    • Yield: 8
    • Category: bread
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: American
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    Easy Guinness Beer Bread has just three ingredients and a rich, sweet flavor that only Guinness can give!


    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 3 cups self-rising flour
    • ¾ cups packed light brown sugar
    • 1 pint or 12 ounce Guinness

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5x3" bread pan.
    2. Whisk the flour and brown sugar together. Add the Guinness and stir until just blended-don't over stir. Pour into the pan and tap the pan down on a counter a few times to level the dough.
    3. Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

    Notes

    • The bread cuts better once cooled but tastes amazing warm with some butter so I'll let you decide whether to let it cool or not! I usually let mine cool a little bit before cutting and then reheat a few seconds in the microwave before eating.

    Keywords: beer bread, guinness beer bread

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    1. Susan Hillebrecht says

      March 18, 2022 at 11:16 am

      I made this but substituted one cup of oats for one cup of the flour! Delicious! And so easy. Thanks for sharing. I just wonder if the oats changed nutritional value in any way?

      Reply
    2. Lala says

      December 13, 2021 at 11:32 pm

      Can I use gluten free flour and add the baking soda and salt to make it self-rising? Will it work?

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        December 14, 2021 at 2:35 pm

        Yes, that will work!

        Reply
    3. RENEE CALDIE says

      March 08, 2021 at 4:37 pm

      I'm in the US and have never heard of self-rising flour. Is there an equivalent (or different name) that I can use for this recipe?

      thank you!!!

      Reply
    4. Sharny says

      August 19, 2020 at 7:29 pm

      Very good!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
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    6. Rindy Williams says

      May 31, 2017 at 10:43 am

      please add a place to email your recipes.....thanks Rindy

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    7. Janine says

      February 20, 2017 at 8:29 am

      I have never tried making a bread. But this one does sound easy. and sounds really good too. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        February 22, 2017 at 5:54 pm

        Easiest bread ever Janine-I hope you like it!! ~Melissa

        Reply
        • Janine says

          February 22, 2017 at 6:01 pm

          Thank you!

          Reply
    8. Elizabeth says

      February 20, 2017 at 8:22 am

      Great minds! I was just looking for Beer Bread recipes last night. I am going to make your recipe this week. It looks & sounds delicious. Thank you!

      Elizabeth

      Reply

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