This soft and tender sausage and cheese beer bread has a buttery, crispy crust and is filled with flavorful cooked sausage and shredded cheddar cheese. It's a mini beer bread which is full of flavor and ready in minutes!
Beer bread is one of the easiest breads to make and of all the bread recipes, it's one of my favorites.
I've been making this sausage and cheese beer bread for years and when my kids were younger and living at home, a large loaf would be devoured in minutes.
What Is Beer Bread?
Beer bread is one of the simplest quick breads you can make.
Beer bread is a little more dense than other breads and its flavor is a little dependent on how flavorful the beer you use is. I like using a darker amber beer in my beer bread recipes but a lighter beer will also work well. You don't actually taste the beer in the bread but you will notice a nice, almost sourdough-type flavor.
Why This Recipe Works
I've taken my large loaf sausage and cheese beer bread recipe and scaled down the ingredients so that it makes a small mini loaf - enough for one or two servings.
The ingredients in this bread recipe can be mixed together in about 5 minutes in one bowl, no kneading or waiting for the bread to rise.
You don't even need a bread machine to make it.
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Ingredient Notes
See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.
Beer bread recipes are extremely versatile. To a basic recipe, you can add different types of shredded cheeses, herbs, and even dried fruit.
For our sausage and cheese beer bread recipe you will need:
- Flour: Use all-purpose or "plain" flour.
- Sugar: Use granulated sugar or honey.
- Baking powder: A leavening agent.
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Beer: I recommend using a dark Amber beer. My favorites include Abita Amber, Fat Tire Amber Ale, or Shiner Bock
- Shredded cheddar cheese: Feel free to use a different kind of cheese instead. I love using shredded Monterey Jack or Gouda too.
- Cooked sausage: I recommend using simple breakfast sausage like Jimmy Dean or Owens.
- Butter: I use salted butter in all of my recipes.
How To Make This Recipe
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder. Stir in beer, cheese, and cooked sausage.
- Spoon the batter into a greased mini loaf pan or 8-ounce ramekin and top with melted butter. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
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What To Do With The Leftover Beer
Well, you could always pour the rest of the beer into a cold glass and drink it but if you don't want to do that, that's okay.
Here are a few suggestions for using up the rest of the beer...
- Make another loaf of beer bread.
- Make a beef marinade by mixing together chopped onions and garlic, salt, pepper, brown sugar (optional), and beer.
- Make a Lemon Shandy - mix together lemonade and beer, adding more of whichever you prefer.
Expert Tips
- The flavor of the bread can depend on the kind of beer you use. I love using Amber beer in this recipe but use what you love. IPAs, Belgian, and Brown Ales are all great choices. If you use a lighter beer such as a pale ale, the flavor will be lighter. Consider using a Guinness for deep flavors and perfect for making on St. Patrick's Day. Extremely light beers such as Coors Light or Miller Light will give a much lighter flavor.
- If you aren't a beer drinker, some stores carry single bottles available for purchase.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cover the bread with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. It will keep well for up to 5 days.
For this quick and easy beer bread recipe, I use a ramekin, mini loaf pan or baking dish that holds about 1-cup. For best results, use a dish of similar size.
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Beer Bread Recipe For One
Equipment
- Mini loaf pan
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅓ cup beer
- ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 4 ounces cooked sausage
- ½ tablespoon salted butter , melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8-ounce ramekin or mini loaf pan and set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder.
- Stir in the beer, shredded cheese, and all but 2 tablespoons of the cooked sausage.
- Spoon the batter into the mini loaf pan or ramekin and sprinkle the top of the uncooked bread with the remaining cooked sausage.
- Pour the melted butter over the top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until top is golden.
Notes
- The flavor of the bread can depend on the kind of beer you use. I love using Amber beer in this recipe but use what you love. IPAs, Belgian, and Brown Ales are all great choices. If you use a lighter beer such as a pale ale, the flavor will be lighter. Consider using a Guinness for deep flavors and perfect for making on St. Patrick's Day. Extremely light beers such as Coors Light or Miller Light will give a much lighter flavor.
- If you aren't a beer drinker, some stores carry single bottles available for purchase.
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Claire Gourlie says
Joanie, as a recent widow I came across your one dish recipes on facebook. I wanted you to know I've gone through them all, picked the ones I was interest in, printed them out and have made myself a sectioned binder with page protectors. I thank you so much for taking recipes and reducing them to easy ones for us singles or seniors. The tips you give on freezing single bacon strips and others that I have come up with such as freezing ground beef in smaller portions, or other items that are packaged in larger quantities at the grocery store has helped me learn how to reduce waste and think outside the box. Thank you most sincerely. Claire from New Hamburg, Ont. Canada
Claire Gourlie says
i am not a fan of sausage, what can I substitute instead for the beer bread recipe?
Joanie Zisk says
You might try adding a few strips of cooked and crumbled bacon or leave them out altogether.
Esther says
Hello Joanie
I’m going to try to make this bread can i use gluten-free flour for this recipe and will I need to alter the ingredients
Joanie Zisk says
Esther, this recipe has not been tested with gluten-free flour. It has only been tested by us with the ingredients listed in the recipe.