Honey Cheddar Beer Bread - Easy, Fast, No Kneading

This bread is easy to make, tastes amazing, and is a hit at any party. Making the batter takes less than 10-minutes, and within an hour you'll be ready to eat.

Since the bread is sweetened with honey instead of sugar, the bread will actually stay fresher, longer.

Watch this step-by-step video, or follow the written instructions below.

Here are the tools you'll need to successfully make your Honey Cheddar Beer Bread

• 1 bread pan
• 1 large mixing bowl
• 2 microwave safe bowls
• 1 cup measuring cup
• 1/4 cup measuring cup
• 1 tablespoon measuring spoon
• 1 teaspoon measuring spoon
• 1 whisk
• 1 sturdy spatula
• 1 cooling rack
• 1 cheese grater (if you are using pre-grated cheese, this isn't necessary)

Before you mix anything, you'll want to measure all ingredients out first. If this is your first time measuring before mixing, you'll be blown away by how much easier baking feels when everything is ready and within arm's reach of the mixing bowl. Plus, nothing is worse than getting halfway through a recipe just to find out you are missing a key ingredient.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 bottle (12 oz.) of your favorite beer (Blue Moon works well)
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted (if you only have salted butter available, you can omit the salt listed above)
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated

This is also a great time to start pre-heating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Use a small pad of butter (preferably unsalted) to rub down the entire inside of the bread pan. Be generous with the amount of butter you use. More butter means more flavor and a lesser chance of your bread getting stuck in the pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) until they are evenly distributed.

Place your honey in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. This will make the honey easy to pour and mix with the other ingredients.

While your honey is heating up, crack open your beer and start stirring it into the flour mixture. It will look a bit foamy at first, but this is totally normal. Keep mixing until all of the flour has been incorporated.

Grab your warm honey from the microwave and pour on top of the batter. Mix until incorporated.

Add the grated cheddar cheese to the batter. Mix until incorporated.

Transfer your batter to the greased bread pan and distribute evenly.

Microwave your butter for 35 seconds, and then pour on top of the batter. No need to mix.

Place your bread pan in the pre-heated 350-degree oven and bake for 40-50 minutes. After 40 minutes, with a skewer, check for doneness (stick a skewer into the thickest part of the loaf. If there is no batter clinging to the skewer when you pull it out, your bread is done). If there is batter clinging to the skewer, put the loaf in for an additional 5 minutes and test again. Once your skewer comes out clean remove the bread from the pan and let sit for 1-3 minutes before cutting. Serve immediately.