Strawberry Beer Bread with Fresh Basil

Fresh basil is the perfect complement to strawberries in this sweet, fruity beer bread that's a delicious addition to a pork or chicken dinner, or toasted and served by itself!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups self-rising flour
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon coarse sugar, or as needed
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle fruity beer
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 1.5 cups chopped strawberries
• 0.5 cup loosely packed chopped fresh basil leaves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

Step 3

Stir flour and white sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Pour in beer and stir. Add strawberries and basil and stir until well combined; batter will be stiff and sticky. Scoop batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the top generously with coarse sugar.