Quick Beer Bread

As in "a beer bread that is also a quick bread."
You read right, folks.
A quickbreadbeerbread.
Growing up, beer bread meant that Mom was pulling out her bread machine and then meant a loaf that may or may not both rise fully and be finished in time for dinner.
As a married woman without a bread machine it meant kneading, rising, long cook times and too much hastle with a baby on your hip.
But fear not, fair friends!
I have come to bestow the blessing of a 50 minute quick bread upon you.
Yes, 50 minutes. And 45 of that is baking. That's only an episode and a half of Yo Gabba Gabba while the bread is in the oven.
Yes, I measure time in Yo Gabba Gabba.
But that's not important.

Quick Beer Bread

3 cups flour
3 3/4 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp honey
1 tsp salt
12 oz beer (any will work)
Combine all ingredients.
Bake in greased loaf pan at 350°F for 45 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
Remember, because this is a quick bread, that the more you mix it, the tougher and chewier it will be. Always mix quick breads as little as possible.

The verdict?
I made mine with a standard Bud Light. It was pretty tasty. And holy god, my house smells amazing.
Next time I may try a New Belgium 1554 - what they call an Enlightened Dark Ale. That should give some pretty noticeable flavor. I may even make a loaf with a Fat Tire (New Belgium's Amber Ale and Hubby's favorite).
I may even add a little garlic or onion powder next time.
But probably not. This bread stands on its own.
Now go forth! Make this bread and eat it with stew! Or straight out of the oven with butter... Like me...
Happy Wednesday!
(It's also National Pet Owner's Independence Day (???), National Cheeseball Day and Blah, Blah, Blah Day. I promise I'm not making the last one up.)