Cheesy Bacon Beer Bread

I’ve had many requests for our Cheesy Bacon Beer Bread recipe. Here it is!

A few Summers ago,  a dear friend of mine baked some Cheesy Beer Bread for my husband (that farm boy loves his bread). He enjoyed it so much that I tried to recreate the recipe in my head. I basically used a basic bread recipe my mother-in-law taught me and tweaked it a bit to include the beer!

Here’s the story…

When Farmer John and I first started dating *gasp* over twelve years ago, I received many inquiries from the ladies in the community asking how my pie crust and bread recipes were.  You see, apparently a farm wife on the Island needs to know how to bake a good pie and a good loaf of bread!

Well, I’m a failure in both!  My hands have always been too warm for a good pie crust.  A friend taught me a few years ago how to make a no-fail pie crust, so I’m good with that now.  As for homemade bread?

The problem is that A) I’m not much of a bread person.  Although, the aroma of a lovely, hot, crusty French bread will make me very happy, I’ve never really loved bread.  I know.  Crazy.

B) I just really, really sucked at making bread.  I’m very impatient.  Letting the dough rest and proof always drove me batty.  Patience really is not a virtue I possess.  When my friend introduced the idea of beer bread to me, it was a total game changer.  Instead of having to go through the process of letting the yeast do its thing, it was all magically done by the yeast in the beer!  This has changed my life forever.

The only thing is now, the only bread I ever make has beer in it. HA!

Just one bottle of beer, folks!  One bottle.

I’ve tried a variety of beer in my bread-making, but have to say that my favourites for making this bread are Steam Whistle, Manitoulin Brewing Co. (Bridal Veil Pale Ale, Swing Bridge Blonde, Cup & Saucer English Ale), Split Rail Brewing (Copper Lager, Amber Ale, Hawberry Ale, Loon Song Oats Stout). and Moosehead’s Cracked Canoe.

Those who know me, know that I don’t drink much, and I am very picky when it comes to beer.  I’m more of a cider, cocktail, or wine kind of person. The above mentioned beer labels are all ones that I do enjoy.

Now, this is NOT a sponsored post, but I’ll just say that whichever beer you prefer drinking would be the perfect one to use in your Cheesy Bacon Beer Bread!

I have also changed up the recipe a few times.  Sometimes I use chives, and other times I use fresh dill from the garden.  I’ve even used jalapeno peppers for a bit of heat.

If you do try this Cheesy Bacon Beer Bread recipe, let me know what you think!