Sample anyone?
Pay just $7.50 for postage
to get a
Flour Sample
AND a
$10 Store Credit.
Folks who TRY gfJules,
come to RELY on gfJules.
SEE FOR YOURSELF!
Try NOW!
Menu
Menu
Gluten Free Beer Bread Recipe
Gluten free beer bread is easy and ahhhmazingly delicious! There is something about the aroma of yeast and beer, baking together in a bread machine or in your oven, into a super-soft loaf of gluten free bread. It’ll just make you crave a good sandwich: peanut butter & jelly, potato salad, BLT … it doesn’t matter. Truth be told, I eat it plain. It’s that good.
Baking this gluten free beer bread will get all kinds of delicious sandwich-making juices flowing!
You may be surprised to learn that there is such as thing as safe, naturally gluten free beer. There is a whole category of it now, made from gluten free grains like sorghum, millet, rice, buckwheat and even chestnuts! Stay away from gluten removed or gluten reduced beers though. Find out more on how to tell the difference and why one is safe and one’s safety is unclear at best and unsafe at worse in my article on gluten free alcohols.
Choosing the right gluten free beer for this bread is the fun part (consult my gluten free beer tasting notes to find one that suits your taste!) since it lends a flavor to this white bread that makes it unique every time. The effervescence of the beer also helps give this bread beautiful lift, and creates a light, airy structure that is truly wonderful.
Of course if you’d prefer to skip the beer, you always have the option of using club soda or sparkling water or even ginger ale in place of the bubbly brew. Whatever liquid you choose will alter the taste of the baked bread, so experiment and find the one that suits you.
This gluten free beer bread recipe is so versatile that it can also be baked into gluten free dinner rolls or even hamburger buns! Bake in the oven or in a bread machine. Yes, you can bake this recipe in a bread machine (but you don’t have to)! Find out my favorite machines in my bread machine reviews article!
Try my easy and reliable (voted #1 gluten free bread mix several years in a row) gfJules Sandwich Bread Mix in this recipe to get to bread baking nirvana even faster, or choose to just use my award-winning gfJules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour — so many options!
Slice this soft, pliable bread thick or thin — it’s the bread you’ve been dreaming of!
What’s not an option is using any old other gluten free flour blend. They’re simply not interchangeable. Find out all about gluten free flours — individual and blends — and why using another flour or blend will lead to different results.
You do want a light and fluffy, not gritty, not funky tasting and not brick-like loaf of bread, right? (That’s a rhetorical question. If you don’t, you’re already in the wrong place.) So follow the recipe as written and enjoy amazing gluten free bread in 2 hours’ time. See, now that’s easy.
Gluten free beer bread is such a simple pleasure no one should have to go without, now that we have soft, light, wonderful and reliable gluten free flour and naturally gluten free beers to choose from! Prepare a regular loaf pan (at least 9×5) by oiling it well. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, apple cider vinegar and honey. In another large bowl, whisk all dry ingredients except yeast (flour, salt, milk powder and sugar). With mixer on low speed, slowly pour the dry ingredients into the liquids to combine. Continue beating while slowly pouring in the beer to mix. Once incorporated, add the yeast. Beat until the batter is smooth, then increase mixing speed and beat for 4 minutes. Pour batter into oiled pan, filling no more than half-way up. Cover with oiled wax paper or parchment and let rise in a warm, moist place for at least 30 minutes (an oven preheated to 200 F, then turned off, with a bowl of water in the oven to add moisture, is a good option). Do not let the bread rise over the side of the pan, or it will rise too much to support itself and may collapse when cooling. Once the bread has risen, lightly brush with oil to help it brown, then sprinkle any toppings on at this point. Preheat the oven to 375º F (static) or 350º F (convection). Bake for approximately 35 minutes. The internal temperature of the bread should be approximately 205 – 210º F. The loaf should have risen above the top of the pan, and will be golden brown with a nice crust. Remove to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, laying it on one side, then the other to help support it as it cools. Then gently remove the loaf from the pan to finish cooling on a wire rack. Cut only when fully cooled. Store in a sealed ziptop bag on the counter – do not refrigerate, or it will dry the bread out. *If using a bread machine, bring all ingredients to room temperature. Add liquids to the pan first, then the dry ingredients, followed by the yeast, pouring into a small well made in the middle with your finger. Use the gluten-free 2lb loaf setting. For more information on baking in a bread maker, see my article on gluten free breads in bread machines. Bake in a bread machine or oven – this bread rises high either way!
Gluten Free Beer Bread Recipe
Yield:
1 loaf
Prep Time:
45 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 20 minutes
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
OR
PLUS
Instructions
Pin it for later!
Just one more picture: I had to show you the HEIGHT of this gorgeous loaf next to a tall can of Glutenberg gluten free beer. Pretty impressive, huh?
Summary
Recipe Name
Gluten Free Beer Bread
Published On
Average Rating
Based on 33 Review(s)
I’ve made this bread 4 or 5 times now, each time with your all purpose flour and carbonated water. It always tastes fantastic and has a good rise, but the sides always seem to collapse inwards when I take it out of the oven to cool. I’ve tried laying it on its sides first as you recommend, but hasn’t helped. Any suggestions?
Hi Caroline, I’m so glad that you’re loving this gluten free beer bread recipe! There are a couple things you can try (check out my gluten free bread baking tips for more). First off, there could be a measurements issue where perhaps you’re not getting quite enough flour into the mix. Do you measure by weight or scooping? Weight is always the most accurate (1 cup of my gfJules Flour weighs 135grams). Not having enough flour will cause the ratio to liquids to be off and can cause the cave-ins. The bread pan is another consideration. You could try a pan with higher sides for support or put some of the dough into another pan so there’s less in your large pan. You could also add a couple extra tablespoons of milk powder or try decreasing the liquid by 1/4 cup. Play with it a little bit to see if you can find what works for your pan/oven/measuring. Let me know how it goes!
~jules
Thanks for the feedback! I do weigh the flour but I will try your other suggestions!
Ok, keep me posted!
I just finish make the gluten free beer bread for the first time.
I can’t wait to try.
Here’s a way to make a mock rye bread. I use gf Jules sandwich bread mix in my bread machine. I use a gf dark oatmeal stout (Steadfast) for the beer. I double the vinegar. I also add 1 tsp each of whole caraway seeds and dry dill weed, and 2 tsp dried minced onion.
Thank you for sharing these modifications to this gluten free beer bread recipe to transform it into a gluten free mock rye, Nora! Sounds delish – can’t wait to try it!!
~jules
i love this recipe and to just let everyone one know it also works great with better batter gluten free flour. I have made it with both flours and love it with either one.
Thanks so much for letting us know, Karie! All gluten free flour blends are different, but Better Batter blend is the one I recommend to folks when they don’t have my gfJules Flour on hand, so it’s great to know it works well for this recipe. Happy baking!
~jules
Have been using this recipe for years – especially holidays.
Hi Jill, glad to hear that you’ve been enjoying this recipe for years! Wondering why only 2 stars?
~jules