On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Sharon wrote:

> Hi - I'm looking for a few good recipes for non-sweet muffins or breads
> that freeze well. I'd like to be able to send these with my son's
> lunches to accompany soup and also for quick dinner breads. Healthy
> ingredients are a priority too. There are so many recipes out there
> are on the web, but its hard to find the good ones...
>
> Thanks, Sharon

Chef Miller posted a couple of Beer Bread recipes here a while back, that
I found to be very good quickbread, and also tried as muffins. It's been
very popular at our house, for hearty soups, etc. This has got to be one
of the simplest bread recipes around:

Preheat oven to 350 F. (Prep time is less than 5 minutes!)
Melt 1/2 Cup (1/4 pound) butter
Grease a 5x3x8 inch bread pan.

3 Cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 Cup sugar

Whisk the above together in a bowl or even in the bread pan.

Stir in 12 ounces of beer. (I've been using a good Amber, with a bit of
hops bite to it. Stout or Porter was a little too much flavor...)

Pour into the bread pan and pour the melted butter over the top.

Bake about 35 minutes, or until lightly browned on top, and beginning to
pull away from the pan slightly.

Try to wait at least 15 minutes, before slicing.

Dave