Beer and chocolate chip cookies….This is one of The Hubs weird food/drink combos that is as lovable as it is bizarre.
Honestly, I have never seen the appeal of beer and sweet dessert combinations.
Then, I saw this recipe:
Beer-Banana Bread
Based on Weizenbock Banana Bread from The Craft Beer Kitchen by Cooper Brunk10 T. butter, divided
flour to dust pan
3/4 c. sugar
2 overripe bananas
2 eggs
1 T. vanilla
1/2 c. pale ale
1 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 T. baking powder
pinch of sea saltPreheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a loaf pan by coating the inside with 2 T. of the softened butter. Dust with flour and tap out excess.
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the remaining 8 T. of butter with the sugar for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the bananas and beat until well-incorporated. While mixture is running, add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and beer.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Gradually add to the batter in three batches.
Pour batter into the buttered and floured loaf pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely on wire rack.
The original recipe called for a Weizenbock. I used a pale ale because that is what was in the fridge. There is a hint of hoppiness to this bread so a slight citrusy taste does come through.
I think a wheat beer would work well, too. This recipe yielded a very moist but non-gooey banana bread.
Hope your husband loved it, it looks wonderful!
Yep, he did. And my mom who was here at the time. 🙂 Didn’t divulge the secret recipe to her… 🙂
You know, when I saw the title I thought you had used that banana bread beer I have seen at Whole Foods. This sounds better. With 10 tablespoons of butter it had to be moist, yum!
I’ve seen that too. That would have been a great idea. I am certainly going to try that next time.
I’d really like to try this recipe. My favorite pumpkin bread recipe is made with beer. Delicious.
That sounds delicious. Do you have that posted up at your site?
So moist and soft…the bread must taste fantastic!
I could go for a piece right about now for breakfast, Angie!
Ha love the combo, unusual but I think beer and such a cake works. Maybe mini dark choco chips in there could work too lol.
Ooh—I like how you think!
I am completely willing to try this! I only like beer with pizza and chocolate cake……………it’s always so delicious. I will make this beer banana bread with gusto, knowing that it will most likely be a lighter more airy bread than usual!
OK—Beer with chocolate cake may be weirder than the whole chocolate chip cookie thing! 🙂
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Beer and sweets can work! I’m not sure if I’d pair beer with chocolate chip cookies, although in my youth I probably would have. 🙂 But it’s a natural to use beer and bananas in bread — very nice. Thanks.
I’m not totally sold on the beer/cooking thing. It’s The Hubs’ quirk, although I’ve read about some interesting pairings and might even do a post about beer and cookie pairings one day.
I almost exclusively make beer breads… it seems so much more approachable to me than dealing with dry yeast. It’s illogical, I know. This sounds amazing. I can’t believe I’ve never done beer banana bread!
Don’t be afraid of yeast, Laura! (However, I love to cook and bake with beer, too.)