Cowboy Jacks Beer Bread Food

COWBOY JACK'S BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Beat the beer and brown sugar together in a mixing bowl to make a smooth mixture. Add the baking powder, and gradually stir in the flour to make a smooth dough. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• Remove the bread from the oven, and pour melted butter over the top. Return to the oven, and continue baking until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 10 minutes more. Cool in pan 5 minutes before turning out onto a rack. Cool bread 10 minutes more before slicing.

COWBOY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Blend flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, soda, spices and butter. Set aside 1 cup of the mixture for crumb topping.
• Add buttermilk and eggs and blend until smooth. (Do this by hand.)
• Pour into greased 9 1/2" x 13" x 2" pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or cooled.

COWBOY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the water, milk, and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast over the top, and let stand for 5 minutes to dissolve.
• Stir the egg and butter into the yeast mixture, then stir in the salt, nutmeg, and 2 cups of the flour. Mix until everything is well blended. Mix in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead for 10 minutes (no cheating!). Place dough into a greased bowl, and let rise until doubled in size.
• Divide the dough into 8 balls, and let rest for another 20 minutes. Roll each ball out to 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Fry each of the pieces of bread fro 30 to 60 seconds on each side, or until light to medium brown spots appear. Keep covered with a damp cloth, or store in a plastic bag until serving.