Beer bread

	1 ½-pound loaf	2-pound loaf
Beer	9 ounces	12 ounces
Olive oil	2 tablespoons	3 tablespoons
Bread flour	3 ½ cups	4 ½ cups
Sugar	¼ cup	1/3 cup
Salt	¾ teaspoon	1 teaspoon
SAF yeast	1 ¾ teaspoons	2 ½ teaspoons

1. Use a good, dark beer; let it set until it's flat and at room temperature.
2. Add all ingredients, in the order provided, as layers in your bread machine bucket, ending with the yeast as a pile on top.
3. Select Basic, choose the loaf size, set your bread machine on dark, and then Start.

Recipe from The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensperger.