Basic Beer-Cheese Bread

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (about 3 cups)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

• 1 (12 ounce) bottle lager-style beer
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons melted butter, divided

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375°.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat.

3. 3

   Add onion to pan; cook 10 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.

4. 4

   Stir in pepper and garlic; cook 1 minute.

5. 5

   Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk; make a well in center of mixture.

6. 6

   Add onion mixture, cheese, and beer to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.

7. 7

   Spoon batter into a 9 x 5–inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

8. 8

   Drizzle 1 tablespoon butter over batter.

9. 9

   Bake at 375° for 35 minutes.

10. 10

    Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon butter over batter.

11. 11

    Bake an additional 25 minutes or until deep golden brown and a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.

12. 12

    Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.

13. 13

    Cool completely on wire rack.