Beer Bread 6-8 Servings

Ingredients Quantity Methods Flour* 3 cups 1. Preheat oven 375º. Baking Powder* 3 tsp 2. Mix dry ingredients and add beer. Salt* 1 tsp 3. Pour into a greased loaf pan Sugar 1/4 cup 4. Pour butter over loaf Beer 1– 12oz can 5. Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at Butter, melted 1/4-1/2 cup least 15minutes. *If using self-rising flour, omit bak- *This recipe is a hearty bread with a crunchy crust. ing powder and salt For a softer bread, like traditional Sifting flour is a must. When just measuring flour out of a canister it compacts the flour and turns bread into a ‘hard biscuit’ like texture. To make without alcohol, add 1 packet of dry active yeast or 2 tsp. of bread (machine) yeast to get the proper rise.

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Chocolate Truffles with Beer Sugar 40 Servings

Ingredients Quantity Methods

Demerara Sugar 1 cup 1.Preheat oven to lowest setting (150° or 200° on India Pale Ale 2 T most ovens). Mix demerara sugar and beer in a Bittersweet Chocolate, (70% ca- 9 oz small bowl. Spread out mixture on a parchment-lined cao), chopped baking sheet in a thin, even layer. Let dry out in oven Heavy Cream 1 1/4 cups 12 hours (or overnight) with door slightly ajar. Mix- ture should feel like demerara sugar again. Transfer beer sugar to a small bowl. 2.Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour over chocolate and let sit until chocolate is sof- tened, about 3 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Cover and chill until ganache is firm enough to roll into balls, at least 3 hours. 3.Scoop out a scant tablespoonful of ganache. Roll into a ball (if you’d like, wear disposable gloves to keep your hands clean), then roll in beer sugar. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining ganache. Chill truffles until firm, at least 1 hour. Recipe by Jessie Damuck Do ahead: Ganache can be made 3 days ahead; Photograph by Alex Lau keep chilled. IPA sugar can be made 1 week ahead; for bonappetit.com store airtight at room temperature. Truffles can be made 1 week ahead; store airtight in the refrigerator.

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