Bacon Smoked Gouda Beer Bread Muffins

Considering tomorrow is the first day of March, I thought it would be good to dive into some St. Patrick’s Day baking. Not that you should wait for March 17th to make these beer bread muffins – oh, no – make them now!

If you’re new to bread making, then I’d like to suggest beer bread as your first effort. It’s an easy fix with big payoff. I developed this cheesy version to dip into my favorite Irish stew. I baked the dough in a muffin tin because my favorite part of beer bread is the golden slightly chewy exterior, and you get more of that in muffin form.

If you’ve got an extra 46 seconds to spare, then I suggest watching the quick video I made. It’ll show you exactly how easy this bread is to throw together. You may be surprised to know that it has grated apple in the batter, but you won’t taste it in the end product. It helps keep the interior soft and adds just a hint of sweetness.

I use 3 ounces of smoked gouda with bacon in this recipe, but if you can’t find smoked gouda with bacon in it, you can use regular smoked gouda and add in crisp-cooked crumbled bacon.

I don’t always use the same beer in my batches of dough, but this one is good to use if you can find it locally. Hap & Harry’s lager already has ‘bready’ flavor which really adds a nice note to the baked muffins.

Beer bread is usually best eaten the same day, but these kept well for a couple of days stored in an air-tight container. Serve these warm, split down the center with a large pat of salted butter.

Bacon Smoked Gouda Beer Bread Muffins

Heather Baird

If you can’t find smoked Gouda with bacon in it, then you can use regular smoked Gouda. Cook 3 rashers of bacon crisp and crumble them before adding to the dough.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 23 minutes mins

Total Time 38 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 15

Ingredients

 

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• 3 cups 360g all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium peeled and grated granny smith apple about 50g
• 3 oz. smoked Gouda with bacon grated (I like Yancy’s Fancy brand)
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• 1 1/2 cups beer one 12 oz. bottle

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray the cavities of a standard-size cupcake tin with baking spray.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the apple and Gouda and toss so the ingredients are well dispersed and coated in flour. Add the sugar, butter and beer. Stir well until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Fill the cupcake cavities 3/4 full of the dough. Bake the muffins for 20-23 minutes, or until the bread is well-raised and golden on top. Remove from the oven and turn muffins out onto a wire rack. Serve muffins warm, split in the center and each with a large pat of salted butter in the center.
• Store muffins air-tight.

Keyword chopped bacon, ginger beer, smoked gouda

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