Herbed Onion-Beer Bread

Submitted by: elmocoso

A interesting variation of Beer Bread. I suppose you could pair the herbs with the type of food you wish to serve it with. Maybe oregano/basil for italian or rosemary/garlic for chicken.

This makes 1 loaf

Ingredients:
1 cup finely chopped onion
Butter
3 cups of self-rising flour
3 tbs fresh OR 1 tbsp dry mixed herbs
2 tbs sugar
1 1-12 ounces beer
1 egg
1 tbs water
Direction & Notes:
Sauté onions in 1 tablespoon butter until tender but not brown. Set aside. Combine self-rising flour, herbs and sugar in a bowl. Stir in onions. Add beer and stir lightly by hand just until mixed well. Batter will be sticky.

Spread batter in a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan and smooth top. Beat egg with water and use to brush top of batter. Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Bake on bottom shelf of preheated 375-degree oven 45 to 60minutes. Test doneness with a toothpick. Turn out bread and brush top with melted butter.

Makes 1 loaf.