Delicious and Easy Guinness Bread Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you make Guinness taste better? ›

Add some bubbles. If you want to pretend to be upper-class as well as Irish this Paddy's Day, get adding some champagne to the black stuff. This brilliant mix is known as a Black Velvet!

While you can literally just replace the water in your sourdough bread with beer, there are also a few other things you can add in to take the flavor profiles to the next level. Honey - Honey adds a delicious sweetness to the sourdough beer bread.

*If you don't have access to KA's whole meal Irish-style flour, you can substitute Whole wheat pastry flour. It will be finer, and the loaf a be a bit moister, but it is an adequate substitute.

However, you could use it successfully in stews and casseroles, such as Nigella's Beer Braised Beef Casserole (from Kitchen).

Guinness: Newly Minted

A combination of stout beer and white crème de menthe, the two ingredients pair really well together to create a warm chocolatey character. The trick here is to use lots of ice and serve with a sprig of mint.

Guinness is a hearty beer with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. It pairs well with soda bread, a staple in Ireland. Clavin said a classic cheese board is a good snack pairing, with strawberry preserves and sharp Irish cheddar, Gouda, Asiago or Pecorino Romano cheeses to contrast the sweetness of the beer.

It adds nutritional value to baked goods. Mainly protein, calcium, and vitamin B12 which are all necessary for a heathy diet. But we don't only look for the nutritional benefits when using milk in our bread dough. The fat and lactose in milk help with tenderizing the crumb of the bread making it softer and sweeter.

Lighter beers, such as lagers, ales and pilsners, will give your bread a lighter color, and mild taste that just about everyone loves. Darker beers like stouts and porters make a darker-colored loaf and have a stronger beer flavor. Hoppy beers like IPAs will give your bread a more bitter taste.

Substituting milk for water in bread will usually add both fat (from milkfat) and sugar (lactose). Several changes can happen, including: The crust will typically be softer. The crust will brown more quickly (due to sugar) and can darken more evenly before burning.

Yes, Bisquick can be used as a substitute for flour when making pie crusts, but it may not produce the same result as using all-purpose flour. Bisquick is a pre-mixed baking mix that contains flour, baking powder, salt, and often other ingredients like shortening or oil.

What is bread flour called in Ireland? ›

Strong flour is also commonly known as bread flour, and contains more gluten than the other types of flour. The gluten in the flour gives dough elasticity and allows it to rise with a good structure. Strong flour is best used for yeasted bakes and enriched doughs.

This high quality Italian flour from Caputo is '00', meaning that the flour has been milled twice so is finer and of high quality.

Guinness Draught is what is now predominantly served through a draught in a pub; Guinness draught can be purchased in cans also. Guinness original extra stout is a carbonated version of Guinness and is based on the original Guinness Stout.

If enjoying Guinness at home the liquid stays fresh for up to 10 months after the production date printed on the base of the can.

It's thought that two proteins in beer — malt and hops — may help nourish and strengthen your hair follicles. However, there's no scientific evidence that proves the hops and malt proteins can bind to and benefit your hair if applied topically.

At the bar, Guinness should be poured into a glass tilted at 45 degrees until it's three-quarters full. Then your barkeep should let it sit for two minutes to settle before topping it off with the quintessential creamy white head. At home, let the can chill for at least three hours.

I think it's too sweet. Since I want the Guinness's flavor but not the bitterness, a few drops of Blackcurrant Syrup or Crème de Cassis works just fine for me. Girls like to drink it this way because it's sweeter.

Heat the Guinness and brown sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir continuously until sugar has dissolved and mixture has started to bubble. Reduce heat to low and allow mixture to simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Be patient -- it's so worth it!

Generally, light-body and low-alcohol beers (e.g., mass-market lagers, German pilsners and wheat beers) are best served cold, while full-body and high-alcohol beers are best served warmer (e.g., IPAs, Belgian ales and, in the case of Guinness, stouts).