Stout Bread

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup stout beer (Guinness Extra Stout recommended)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 5 tablespoons maple syrup (divided)
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in vanilla.

4. 4

   In another bowl, stir together stout beer, sour cream, and 4 tablespoons maple syrup.

5. 5

   Alternately stir flour mixture and stout mixture into butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

6. 6

   Bake for 45–50 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.

7. 7

   Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a rack and cool completely.

8. 8

   Make glaze: stir remaining 1 tablespoon maple syrup with powdered sugar and milk (adjust consistency as needed). Pour over cooled bread and let set before slicing.