Hard Apple Cider “Beer” Bread with Maple Butter
Hard Apple Cider “Beer” Bread with Maple Butter has a tangy apple flavor, the crispest crust ever, and sweet maple butter. It comes together in minutes with only 5 ingredients!
Happy Monday! We’re starting off our week with one of my biggest weaknesses….homemade bread. I’d say homemade bread is right up there with coffee, chocolate, salted caramel, and anything Mexican for me.
Normally I like to keep things pretty healthy, but I also believe in balance. If I deprive myself, I’m going to binge at some point, and that wouldn’t be pretty. 🙂
This bread is the closest thing that I’ve come up with for a Game Day recipe, and I can hardly believe it. I intended to much sooner, but better late than never!
Truthfully, I was very excited for football season to start because it always brings a new season full of hope. Being a Raider fan hasn’t been easy the past several years, so trust me when I tell you I’ve really needed hope!
Things are actually looking decent after winning the past 2 games, so I am feeling hopeful. 🙂
Naturally I’ve digressed because I started talking football, so back to this hard apple cider beer bread!
I’ve been craving apples like nobody’s business lately…you’d think it was fall or something? And I’m normally a red wine kind of girl, but like I said….the apple thing. 🙂
Lately I’ve been drinking apple ale and hard apple cider on occasion because it’s been very hot, and they’re both so refreshing.
Long story short, I decided to make beer bread with hard apple cider instead, and to say I was ecstatic with the results is an understatement.
Beer bread is special because it has a great tangy flavor (try my Beer Bread if you need convincing).
The hard apple cider gives this bread a really tangy apple flavor. I was really surprised how much the flavor came through, and it really helped satisfy my apple cravings.
The maple butter is the perfect thing to slather on this bread. The sweetness helps balance out the tang. The creamy butter atop a nice, warm slice of this bread is just heaven.
Fall heaven!
This cider beer bread is the easiest thing in the world to make, and takes only 5 ingredients. The bread is extra special due to that rustic, crispy crust — it’s just pure comfort food.
It’s the perfect thing for Game Day served alongside some chili, pulled pork, ribs — you name it! It will be a sure fire hit. I mean, isn’t everyone impressed with homemade bread? And nobody needs to know how easy is it is.
That will just be our little secret. 🙂
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Serve this hard apple cider beer bread with the following:
Hard Apple Cider “Beer” Bread with Maple Butter
Equipment
Ingredients
For the bread:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, and divided
- 12 ounce bottle hard apple cider I used Angry Orchard
For the maple butter:
- 8 tablespoons butter 1 stick, softened
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a standard loaf pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the maple syrup, 3 tablespoons of the melted butter, the hard apple cider, and stir just until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly. Drizzle the remaining tablespoon of melted butter over the top, and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely.
Prepare the maple butter:
- Beat the 8 tablespoons softened butter with the maple syrup and pinch of salt until combined and place in a bowl. Allow to solidify at room temperature. Serve softened with the beer bread, and enjoy!
Notes
- The maple syrup may be substituted for honey in the bread and the butter.
- Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour's Classic Beer Bread.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
83 Comments on “Hard Apple Cider “Beer” Bread with Maple Butter”
That bread looks fantastic! I love the apple cider in it, that’s such a great idea. And maple butter? Yum. That’s perfect!
Thank you, Stacey! I’ve been putting maple syrup into everything lately, so the butter had to be done. haha
I think I could eat this entire loaf, Marcie! Homemade bread is the best and this looks incredible!
I think I did eat the entire loaf! haha Not entirely, but it was kind of close. Thanks, Danielle! 🙂
OHH YES! IF I could eat bread, I would bury my face in this!!
I think I did that enough for you and me both, Gigi! 🙂
Homemade bread is definitely one of my biggest weaknesses too! And beer bread is so easy to whip up … which means I can eat more of it right?? lol Love that you used cider! I must try this!
That’s exactly what it means — you can eat more! OR that’s what I told myself as I ate more. 🙂 This stuff was dangerous!
Pretty sure I could devour this entire loaf on my own Marcie 🙂 Love that you paired it with maple butter – so yummy!
I almost did devour the whole thing, Trish! Thanks so much!
Nothing compares to homemade bread! It is always the best comfort food! Love this beer bread – the flavours are wonderful! 😀
So true! Thank you, Jess! 🙂
I have such a weakness for homemade bread too! This looks completely delicious, Marcie! Love the hard apple cider and oh my gosh, yes to the maple butter!
Thanks, Kelly — sounds like you share my weakness! 🙂
This is pretty much the BEST idea ever! I love apple cider and I love fresh baked bread, so this looks like a winner to me 🙂
Thanks, Denise! Hard apple cider and bread is definitely a win-win in my book. 🙂
Comfort Food!? Count me in! Love the ingredients you use in this recipe!
Thank you, Ambar!
This is game day enough for me! I’m not really into watching any games on TV, so it’s only about the food for me and I am a total bread lover too!
Homemade bread is pretty much my undoing! I do enjoy the game, but this bread was a big distraction. 🙂
Wow! I am loving the sound of this apple cider beer bread with maple butter. This is such a genius idea. Loved it Marcie!
Thanks so much, Anu! 🙂
Love homemade bread and this looks perfect! Need to try it, never used beer cider for baking! The maple butter is a perfect addition!
The hard apple cider gave this bread more flavor than I imagined! Thanks, Mira!
Why didn’t I think of this? We keep hard cider on hand because it is delicious. But I would have never thought to bake with it. This is genius. And maple butter is the best.
The hard apple cider gave this bread so much flavor — I’m not sure why it took me so long to do this! Thanks, Jen, and I hope you give it a try soon! 🙂
What a cool idea- love the maple butter!
Thanks, Medha! The maple butter was definitely a treat!
Mondays definitely call for homemade bread! Beer bread is one of my favorites. I just love the texture and taste, so this hard cider version looks amazing! Such a great idea, Marcie! And that maple butter looks just perfect, too. Can’t wait to try this out! Pinned!
Beer bread is so good — I totally agree with you. The hard apple cider gave this even more flavor, and the butter was such a treat! Thanks for the pin, Gayle, and have a great week!