Beer Bread W Bacon Sun Dried Tomatoes Cheddar Food

BACON CHEDDAR BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare bread pan by greasing with butter; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar with a whisk. Make a well in the center; add bacon, about 3/4 of cheese and beer into the well.
• Stir mixture with a spoon until combined.
• Pour mixture into prepared bread pan; add remaining cheese and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Bake for 30 minutes; remove from oven and drizzle remaining butter over the top.
• Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until browned on top and loaf thumps when you tap the top.
• Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack. You can brush with more butter if you choose.

CHEDDAR BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together, mixing in beer last. Batter should be the consistency of Bisquick. Spoon into a well greased bread pan and bake at 350 degrees (f) for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• Let bread rest in it's pan for about 10 minutes then let it cool on a rack for another 10 or so. If you can wait that long!

BACON AND SUN DRIED TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, basil and salt in a large mixer bowl. Add water; mix on medium speed of mixer for 1 minute. Add in bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and butter; mix to combine. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 6 to 8 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Form dough into a smooth loaf and place in pan. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place 30 to 40 minutes, or until dough is doubled in bulk.
• Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until done. Brush top with melted butter, if desired. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on cooling rack.

DEEP-DISH SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND ARTICHOKE QUICHE W/BACON

Steps:

• For the Crust: Combine flour and salt. Rub in butter and lard with fingertips untilwell-incorporated. Add water as neccesary until a consistent dough forms. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick and press into a lg., buttered, springform pan (or 2 pie tins). Prick the bottom of the pie crust to prevent bubbles and weigh down the center with pie weights or pennies. Bake at 400 degrees F for 12 minutes or until crust is slightly darker. Remove and set aside.
• For The Filling/Assembly: whip all of the filling (cheeses, excluding second 1/3 Celsius cheddar, eggs, spices, veggies,milk, sauces) ingredients together until well incorporated. Pour into crust. Top the quiche with bacon crumbles and cheddar. Bake at 425 degrees F for 60-78 minutes(cut time in half if doing 2 separate pies); or until no longer jiggly and golden. Serve.

BEER, SUN-DRIED TOMATO, AND OLIVE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. and grease and flour a loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, the salt, the baking soda, and the baking powder, add the egg, the beer, the tomatoes with the reserved oil, and the olives, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Turn the batter into the pan and bake the bread in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Turn the bread out onto a rack and let it cool.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO-OLIVE-BEER BREAD

Steps:

• mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Whisk beer & egg together and add to dry mix.
• Fold in tomatoes, olives & oil.
• Bake at 350F for ~40 minutes. I baked the bread in loaf pans dusted with cornmeal and parmesan cheese for an interesting crust.