Beer-Batter Cheese Bread with Smoked Gouda and Bacon

Name: Beer-Batter Cheese Bread with Smoked Gouda and Bacon
Yield: Makes one 9-inch loaf
Ingredients: 8 ounces (227 grams), smoked Gouda, 4 ounces (113 grams) shredded and 4 ounces (113 grams) cut into ¼-inch cubes; 8 slices, bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled; 3 cups (15 ounces/425 grams), all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 4 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; , 1 (12-ounce) light-bodied beer, such as Budweiser (see note); 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cheese
Breads

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2008

This quick bread can be on the table in less than an hour. But many loaves taste sour, or have negligible cheese flavor. We wanted an easy, lighter loaf of bread enhanced with the yeasty flavor of beer and a big hit of cheese.

SERVES Makes one 9-inch loaf

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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