Texas Eats: Smoked Shiner Beer Bread

beer

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic beer

💰Cheaper: soda

Non-alcoholic beer maintains flavor without alcohol content.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and can be used in place of butter.

Sift 3 cups of all-purpose flour into a bowl.

Add 1/4 cup of granulated sugar, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of iodized table salt to the flour and mix well.

Pour in 1 can (12 ounces) of Shiner beer and gently mix with a spatula until just combined, creating a sticky wet dough.

Incorporate 1/2 stick of butter into the dough, mixing gently to ensure it's well distributed.

Grease a non-stick loaf pan or a cast iron pan with the remaining butter and pour the dough into the pan, giving it some character.

Pour the remaining butter from the pan over the top of the dough for a crunchy topping, if desired.

Place the loaf pan in the smoker preheated to 325°F, near the fire, and close the lid.

Bake for about 40-42 minutes until the crust is dark brown and hard.

Remove the bread from the smoker and let it rest for a bit before serving.

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