This soft and tender sausage and cheese beer bread has a buttery, crispy crust and is filled with plenty of sausage and cheddar cheese. It's a mini beer bread that's filled with flavor and ready in minutes!
Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat (put a few drops of water in the pan, when they evaporate, you know the pan is ready). Crumble the sausage into the pan, breaking up chunks with a spatula. Cook until the meat is crumbled and completely browned through. Transfer the cooked sausage to a paper towel-lined plate and set it aside.
Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Lightly butter a 10-ounce ramekin and set it aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder.
Stir in the beer, half of the melted butter, shredded cheese, and cooked sausage.
Spoon the batter into the ramekin.
Pour the remaining melted butter over the top of the beer bread batter.
Bake the bread for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden. Remove from the oven and let the bread cool for 10 minutes. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Expert Tips
Beer substitutes: If you don't have beer on hand, replace the beer with seltzer water or ginger ale.
Look for single bottles: If you aren't a beer drinker, some stores carry single bottles available for purchase or use a substitute as mentioned above.
Alcohol in beer bread: Most, if not all of the alcohol cooks out, leaving behind the savory flavors.
Don't overmix the dough: Too much mixing can make the bread dough too dense.