My mom got the recipe for these from one of the girls in her church when I went home last month. The spinach is really good...but be prepared to use LOTS of spinach. Hannah said that the first time she made the spinach (with company coming!) she used one bag...and ended up with a tiny bowl to serve. They joked and said that each guest had a teaspoon of spinach! She was not joking...once the whole bag wilted down, it really is enough to serve about two people...maybe even one if you're hungry! (Sorry for the poor picture quality!)
The beer bread...OH SO GOOD! If you like the taste of a yeast bread but don't have time...this is your bread. It's not quite as tender as a sourdough but is delicious. 
The way we made it, I thought that it tasted like Maccaroni Grill bread. Mmmm...I need to make this again! Even if you don't like beer (I don't), you'll like this bread!
Spinach:
spinach (for a "small" amount use one bag, for a larger group you need two)
1 T olive oil (or butter)
salt
pepper
(I think lemon would be good as well)
In a large skillet or pan (you need a lid) place the olive oil. Open your bag of spinach and just dump it in! Smoosh it down and put your lid on. This was it's sauteeing and steaming. After a couple of minutes, stir it. The spinach on the bottom will be wilty. Stir every few minutes to get the spinach equally wilted. Once it is all dark, place into a bowl and season with salt and pepper. This is best served right after making it, so make right before you eat/serve.
Beer Bread:
3 cups flour (it calls for sifted, but I can't be bothered!)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
12 oz can beer
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix dry ingredients, then pour beer over all. I don't think the type of beer matters - I always get the cheapest and even light beer and it's fine. It will foam up.
Stir it well. The dough will be super sticky - more sticky than regular bread. This is fine. Pour into a loaf pan. Melt the butter and pour it over the top. We used 1/2 a stick and as you can see it was still a good bit! You might even be able to decrease it a little more. 
You could probably even half the butter to be healthier and I bet it would still turn out. Bake for one hour at 375 degrees. Cool at least 15 minutes before cutting.
From Hannah: This bread is so easily adaptable. The original recipe calls for Italian seasoning instead of garlic powder. Just measure by eye...you can do it! You can also add up to a cup of grated cheese - cheddar, parmesan, swiss, whatever. I've had success adding a can of drained diced green chiles for Mexican! Lots of room for creativity here.
10 comments:
oh claire this bread looks SO good!
Everyone's green lasagna looks so good to me! I love spinach!
Pearl - Thanks!
Katrina - It does look good, just didn't get to do it this time.
I bet that bread was fantastic - it looks divine!
Oh yum I've got to try that beer bread!!
That bread looks delicious! Is it sturdy enough for sandwiches?
Mmm, beer bread. I love it because it is so easy and yet so tasty.
I'm always looking for a new way to make spinach. (You know, make it in a way my family will EAT it. Ha.)
And the beer bread sounds like my kind of thing. I hate working with actual yeast!
When I read the headline I thought the spinach was going in the beer bread...which might be good sometime, too. I love spinach and the beer bread looks yummy, too.
Beer bread was practically the first thing I learned how to make. Sounds delicious!
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