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 Posted By: jglass 
Sep 10  # 1 of 17
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Sourdough-like Beer Bread

This is a great recipe -- It tastes like sourdough but doesn't require a starter.

Makes 1 Large Loaf
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
1 cup beer
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons sugar
3 cups flour
1 package dry yeast

Place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
Select White Bread setting, and then press Start.

I downloaded this ages ago and just got around to trying it tonight. I used my bread machine to make the dough. Then I put the dough into a large loaf pan. I let it rise for 45 min in a warm oven then brushed it with egg wash. Baked at 350 til it was golden brown. All I had was bread machine yeast so I used 2tsp of that. The bread came out wonderfully.
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 Posted By: KYHeirloomer 
Sep 10  # 2 of 17
Looks great, Janie. I'm definately going to try it.

FWIW, "bread machine yeast" is the same as "instant" and "rapid rise" yeast. But when they call it "instant" it's usually a little cheaper. Seems like bread machine stuff has become like microwaveable stuff: the same product carries a premium if you can stick that name on it.

Either way, it's about 25% faster than active yeast. Which means, in theory, you could have cut back a little more than you did with no ill effect. For instance, when making Peter Reinhart's Pain de Campagne, a total of only 1 1/2 teaspoons of instant yeast are used. An envelope contains 2 1/4 teaspoons.

Serious bakers all agree that you should use just the amount of yeast necessary to do the job. But, frankly, when I have to substitute, I do as you did and use 2 teaspoons. Always seems to work just fine.

My real question: Did you use bread flour or all purpose?
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 Posted By: chubbyalaskagriz 
Sep 10  # 3 of 17
I don't eat a lot of bread these days- but this loaf looks delicious, janie! I can just smell it baking... It looks nice and crusty too- WOW. Ther perfect loaf!
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 Posted By: jglass 
Sep 10  # 4 of 17
Thanks for clearing that up about yeast. I had told Jon I was going to have to look up what the difference was and now I dont have to bother lol. I used all purpose flour for the recipe.
Jon got me a couple of non stick loaf pans at Big Lots for my birthday and I wanted to try one out. I picked up a couple of 9in non stick round cakes pans while I was there. Only $5 each.
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 Posted By: jglass 
Sep 10  # 5 of 17
Quote chubbyalaskagriz wrote:
I don't eat a lot of bread these days- but this loaf looks delicious, janie! I can just smell it baking... It looks nice and crusty too- WOW. Ther perfect loaf!

Thanks Kevin.