All-American Beer Bread (Bread Machine)

2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
2 Tbsp honey or molasses (I used molasses)
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup + 2 Tbsp dark beer or beer
1 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

Add ingredients to machine according to manufacturer's directions. Makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf.

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Try #1 - March 13, 2012
This was yummy, especially hot out of the bread pan. I wasn't sure how beer bread would come out in the bread machine, but it was great! I used a hefeweizen (I know nothing about beer... I just bought this for my husband because I thought I remembered him ordering it in a restaurant once). Next time I might try a darker beer. I have no idea what the "best" kind of beer for beer bread is, but ours seemed to work fine.

Try #2 - September 9, 2012
Used an amber ale this time.  Also set my bread machine to "rapid bake" (1hr 55min)... we'll see how it turns out!