Beer Batter Bread
I spent yesterday evening floating around the pool in the company of a friend, Trixie. Happily, Trixie and her son, Frederick were passing through Newnan on their return trip to Atlanta after helping Trixie's stepdaughter settle in her new dorm room. After righting the world, swapping stories on our favorite photo editing software-our conversation turned to food. Trixie shared an easy bread recipe that she favors-a beer batter bread. It sounded so easy . . . there was nothing to even write down. Three simple ingredients! I baked a loaf of the beer batter bread today and loved the ease of the recipe. I added a few of my own embellishments and popped in the oven for a quick 45 minutes at 375 degrees. My intent was to see if it might make a nice breakfast toast served with our popular Black Raspberry Preserves for guests of our bed and breakfast! I was not disappointed. The texture was dense, the yeasty flavor enhanced with a scant 1/8 cup of mixed grated cheese and topp...