There's bread.........and then there's BEER BREAD

 We had a little party of sorts at one of the Bunco groups I am blessed to be a member

and it was one of those

SECRET PAL

fun things.

The gift at this party was to be an inexpensive, "little" gift

and being fairly new to this group, I didn't really KNOW the lady 

that I was a Secret Pal  to.....which made it a little more complicated in deciding

what to give to this sweet lady.

HOBBY LOBBY to the rescue...

 I fell totally in luv with this FRENCH FLEA MARKET wooden box...

and, don't "they?" say always buy something you love, for a gift ??

yes, ma'm...I wanted this little cutie pie box for myself so I got it for HER...:)

AND....it was 50% off...and the French bandana was perfect for this box.

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 When I first saw it, I thought it would be perfect for presenting
 a loaf of homemade bread...

I mean....EVERYone loves homemade bread..

and for this special gift for a special lady, I chose to make

BEER  BREAD

Have you ever seen such a TALL can of beer ?

I didn't want to buy a 6 pack as we don't like beer...

so when I told the lady at the store I was needing beer for a recipe, she said she could sell me one TALL BOY...

Now, I have to tell ya that I think a 

TALL BOY BEER is cute. :) 

 I've made this bread before and it is delicious...

at least WE like it.

and....Noooooo....it doesn't taste like beer.

 this recipe calls for 12 oz of beer...

 It's the foaming action of
YEAST in the beer that we are after...

just look at all those bubbles...

delicious bubbles because they are going to make our bread so so gooood.

 Stirring it all together, the dough comes out very wet...

PERFECT for a tender loaf of bread.

Like biscuits, if your dough is fairly dry...then the bread will also be dry.

A wet dough is almost positive insurance for a dandy loaf or pan of bread...

it's THE secret to bread making success.

This doesn't have to rise...just pour it into your PAM-ED loaf pan

and that's all there is to it.

OOO, it's sooo pretty. 

And our house smells like a delicious bakery...

and since that beer was so TALL....

 there was enuf B.E.E.R. left to make another loaf...

 CLICK the blue for the
RECIPE RIGHT HERE
I will say now that I add a bit more salt to ours...
maybe a tsp and 1/2......

I had a FIFI FLOWERS french card and it worked perfectly in this box.

We had to write a tiny poem, HINTING who we were but not telling.

I slipped a tub of HONEY BUTTER into the goodie box..

wrapped both in cheerful wrap with a thin black bow...

I love the cute frenchy card peeking thru....
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Since this bread doesn't rise, 

it's a dense texture compared to breads that rise.

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It's a quick fix when you would give a million dollars for 

a slice of hot, buttered, HOMEMADE bread.

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....yep...we had to try that 2nd loaf and

may I just say....AWESOME.

Crunchy crispy on the outside.....moist and tender inside.

If you make it...hope you will blog about it and tell us if you liked it or not...

and be sure to let me know when you post.