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”
Thank you, Arpita! 🙂
I love this idea! I’m obsessed with beer bread but this is such a great fall twist! And maple butter? Yeah… I’m gonna need some of that!
Thanks, Jess! The hard apple cider was calling my name so I had to do it! 🙂
Oh my goodness does this look incredible or what! I could go with a nice big slice, accompanied by plenty of that maple butter!
Thanks so much, Sam! 🙂
What a perfect-sounding bread! I’ve actually never seen one with these delicious ingredients in before. And how amazing that you use so few ingredients. Just love this, especially the maple butter ….swoon!
Thank you, Helen! Bread certainly doesn’t get any easier than this! 🙂
This bread is EVERYTHING! Like seriously wowza. I want a slice with that butter omg!
This bread was my everything until it was gone! Now I just need more. 🙂 Thanks, Jocelyn!
Wow – simply loving the texture of this bread! Nothing quite like homemade bread – especially when it looks like this!
Thanks so much, Sashi! This was so moist with a very crispy crust and was the easiest bread to make!
Never made a beer bread, I tasted one bought from a super market but homemade is always better. Will definitely give your recipe a try.
Homemade is definitely always better, and this is so easy you can whip it up in about 10 minutes! Hope you enjoy it, Ella! 🙂
Thank you, Senika! I was really excited about this too — it was better than I imagined! 🙂
This recipe sounds so amazing Marcie! There is an apple orchard near us that makes their own hard cider and I am in love with the stuff. Will have to try this!
Homemade hard apple cider sounds incredible! This would be the perfect thing for it…besides just drinking it. haha Thanks, Christin!
Bread is my weakness. In fact, I might have to make this ASAP. I could go for warm homemade bread right now!
This was definitely dangerous to have around, but sometimes danger is a good thing! Thanks, Dorothy! 🙂
YUM! I can imagine the hard apple cider really delivering in the taste department! I saw this on FB and have been thinking about it ever since…Thanks for sharing your recipe…love it!
It really did deliver, Annie! I was so happy with the results. Thanks so much for the kind words! 🙂
I’ve only had beer bread one time and it was so good! Love this homemade version!
Beer bread is too easy not to make! Thanks, Nancy!
This was sooooo good! I was excited when I found I had all the ingredients on hand, so I made it immediately! So easy! I ran out of maple syrup making the bread so used honey in the butter for spreading. It was delicious. I’m making this again and again! Thank you!
Isn’t this the easiest bread in the world to make? I’d so happy you enjoyed it, and I appreciate your taking the time to let me know — thank you! 🙂
I’d like to make this ahead and take it with me visiting family for Thanksgiving. Have you tried freezing it? Thank you in advance.
Dear Marcie, What a marvelous idea for bread. This sounds wonderful and looks so light and moist. I can only imagine how wonderful it is. xo, Catherine
Thank you, Catherine! The hard cider did make this bread so moist. 🙂
I just bought some hard apple cider this past weekend too! I always start craving it when fall rolls around and I agree that it’s refreshing for this warm weather we’ve been having. Using it in bread is pretty much the best idea EVER. I bet it tastes out of this world with the maple butter…you’ve definitely got me drooling over this one, Marcie!
Thanks, Sarah! I’m glad I’m not the only one on a hard apple cider kick right now! It tasted so good in this bread. 🙂