Yeast Beer Bread

Beer bread is great for snacking, football games munchies, and for dipping in a bowl of super hot chili.

Ingredients

• 1 package active dry yeast
• 0.25 cup warm water
• 1 cup beer (room temperature)
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups bread flour

Steps

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. In a small bowl, mix water and yeast. Stir until yeast is dissolved.
3. In a large bowl, add beer, cream cheese, sugar, and salt. Pour in yeast and stir.
4. Mix in 2 1/2 cups flour. Turn out onto a floured board and knead in remaining 1/2 cup of flour until dough is soft and smooth.
5. Put dough in greased bowl and turn dough so that top is greased . Cover and let rise in warm place for about 60 minutes, or until doubled in size.
6. Punch down dough with your fist. Turn dough out onto floured board and knead for about 1 minute.
7. Preheat oven 375 F. Form dough into 1 loaf. Put into buttered bread pan. Cover and let rise until double in size, about 30 minutes.
8. Score dough by cutting 3 slashes across top with a sharp knife.
9. Put in oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.
10. Turn out bread and let cool on a rack or dish towel.