My dad gave me this great cast iron bread pan this week. I've been dying to try it out, so I whipped up a simple beer bread recipe and mixed in a Saranac Pale Ale I had sitting around.
I'm going to guess that that blast of high heat gave the bread a harder than typical crust, which frankly I liked.
Of course you gotta eat it while it's hot. The pale ale gave the beer a good flavor.
I heated the Big Green Egg up to 350f with the oiled cast iron pan already in there and then poured the dough in. About half way through the 1 hour cook time I checked on the dome temp and it had gotten away from me and shot up to 500f! I brought it back down and took it off a few minutes early.
I'm going to guess that that blast of high heat gave the bread a harder than typical crust, which frankly I liked.
Of course you gotta eat it while it's hot. The pale ale gave the beer a good flavor.
Beer Bread recipe:
3 cups flour
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 (12 fl oz) can or bottle of beer.
Combine all dry ingredients. Pour in beer and stir until a stiff batter is formed. Scrape dough into oiled loaf pan and cook for 50-60 minutes.
You are a step ahead of me. I've been wanting to do bread and just haven't. I love that cast iron you got from your dad, nice score!
ReplyDeleteLooks great. I am going to try this recipe this week.
ReplyDeleteChris: Yeah, I love the cast iron loaf pan. My dad hooked me up. The bread was really simple. I have another recipe I'll post soon, which was even better. I think you'd get a kick out of trying some bread. Give it a shot!
ReplyDeleteBrent: Thanks! It was tasty. Thanks for checking out the blog. FYI, I added your blog to my list of links. Happy Eggin!