So, now I have nine two-liter soda bottles of Miller Lite I need to use – and I don’t drink beer. If you want to know why I have so much beer, see my previous post.

My first attempt to use the beer was Susan’s Beyond Easy Beer Bread. And it was indeed easy! From bowl to piping hot loaf, it only took an hour. I modified the recipe to make four different flavors. The result:

• Top left: Onion (added a packet of Lipton’s Recipe Secret Onion – but if you do this, nix the salt in Susan’s recipe)
• Bottom left:  Cranberry (added lots and lots of Ocean Spray Craisins and replaced Susan’s granulated sugar with brown sugar)
• Top right: Italian (added dried parsley, oregano, powdered garlic, and fresh Parmesan cheese)
• Bottom left: Spicy (added curry and cinnamon – I ran out of flour, so that’s why it’s smaller and denser. It has the consistency of pumpkin bread)

So each bottle of beer will make approximately five loaves. I’m going to try all different types of flavoring. Next, I think I’ll try cinnamon and raisin, again replacing the granulated sugar with brown sugar. It’s a tradition for Mom and I to have a slice of toasted cinnamon raisin bread and a cup of coffee on the first day of school (the Wednesday after Labor Day on Long Island). Even though I’m no longer in school, we still have our bread and coffee!