Beer-Free Beer Bread

This is a classic recipe for Beer Bread, but with one difference… no beer.

I made this a few nights ago for dinner and my husband commented that it was the best bread I’d ever made. The great part is, the bread comes together in about 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups self-rising flour (Tip: If you don’t have self-rising flour, use 3 C all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt).
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can ginger ale (this is the change. The classic recipe calls for 12 oz beer).
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Wisk together flour and sugar.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in ginger ale.
• Spread dough in greased 9×5 inch loaf pan (Tip: Dough is rather sticky and hard to spread in pan. I dipped my fingers in some of the melted butter and used them to smooth the dough a bit. It is supposed to be a bit rough though).
• Pour melted butter over dough.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until loaf is golden and sounds hollow when you tap it.

That’s it!! Because it’s a bit sweet (similar to cornbread), we had it with chili and it was perfect! It’s also great for a snack. When I was little, my mom used to make it with club soda and that was delicious too.