Something Big Is Cookin' at Taste Of Gourmet Indianola Mississippi

1 pkg. Bayou Beer Bread (Tomato Basil- Roasted Onion Garlic)
12 ounces room temperature beer, Sprite or club soda
1 lb. ground beef or sausage meat
1 onion chopped
2 Tbsp. Jezebel Sauce (or Cranberry Chutney)

Preheat oven to 350.

Cook meat, remove from skillet and drain excess fat.

Add onion and cook until soft. Add Jezebel and stir to coat and caramelize. Return meat to skillet and stir.

Spray two 8 or 9 inch cake pans.

Mix Bayou Beer Bread as directed on package. Spoon some mixture into pans, covering bottoms with dough.

Divide meat mixture between the pans, leaving an inch of dough around edge.

Spoon remaining bread dough into pans, covering meat mixture as fully as possible.

Bake immediately for about 25 min. Serve hot.

Beer Bread Bowl with Garlic Herb Dip Serves a bunch!

1 package Bayou Beer Bread (or Tomato Basil or Roasted Onion Garlic)
12 ounces room temperature beer, Sprite or club soda
1 package Garlic Herb Dip Mix
8 oz. sour cream
8 oz. mayonnaise

Mix the Garlic Herb Dip with the sour cream and mayonnaise and refrigerate until needed (up to 2 weeks.)

On the day you plan to serve:

Bake one loaf of Beer Bread in a 9 inch round pan, as directed on the package.
When bread cools, cut center from the bread making a “bowl” to fill with dip.
Use the pieces of bread removed for “dipping” and add some fresh vegetables to dip as well.

Just don’t forget to eat the “bowl” when the dip is almost gone.

Use these simple Recipe Idea Variations for all of Taste of Gourmet’s Beer Breads

Bayou Beer Bread             Substitutions and Additions

Bacon Bread                            Crumbled cooked bacon to taste

Banana Bread                          Sprite and 2 c. mashed ripe bananas

Cheddar Cheese Bread           1 c. shredded Cheddar Cheese

Chimmi Cheese                        1 c. grated cheese and 2 T. Chimmi Sauce

Drop biscuits                            12oz. buttermilk

Hawaiian Bread                       12oz. Mountain Dew

Italian Sausage Bread             1 c. cooked Italian sausage, ½ c. Parmesan

Mexican Corn Bread               15oz. can whole corn & 1T Chipotle Sauce

Orange Chocolate Chip           Orange soda and 1 c. chocolate chips

Orange Cranberry Bread        Orange soda and 1 c. dried cranberries

Sausage Muffins                      1 lb. cooked drained sausage

Strawberry Bread                    Sprite and 10 oz frozen sliced strawberries

Roasted Onion Garlic Bread

Chili Cheese Bread               ½ c. grated Cheese & ½ c. Black Bean Chili

Sesame Onion Bread            Cover with melted butter & sesame seeds

Caraway Onion Bread           1 T. Caraway seeds (more to taste)

Tomato Basil Beer Bread

Sicilian Bread                        Layer batter with provolone and salami

Italian Cheese Muffins         1 c. Parmesan in batter – sprinkle with more

Sausage Balls                        1 lb. drained sausage in mini muffin pan

Wholesome Whole Wheat Bread

Poppy Seed Bread                1 T. poppy seeds in batter – butter on top

Boston Brown Bread             Sprite, ½ c. raisins, ½ cup chopped nuts

Scottish Granary Bread        ½ c. oatmeal, ¼ cup nuts, butter on top