An easy, vegan cheese beer bread with chives. It's super quick to make with no yeast, no kneading and you can use plain (all-purpose) or self-raising flour.
VEGAN CHEESE & CHIVE BEER BREAD (no knead, no yeast recipe)
Beer bread has to be the easiest bread to make and the quickest to prepare.
This simple beer bread is flavoured with cheese and chives.
It's a rustic loaf with a good crust.
Well worth a try and a good place to start if you haven't made bread before.
You'll have fun and be amazed at how easy it is.
It always feels a bit like magic to me.
DO YOU NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO MAKE VEGAN CHEESE BREAD?
Nope. You don't need any special equipment, it's a very basic recipe.
All you need is a bowl to mix the dough in and a loaf tin to bake it in.
That's it!
Nothing fancy at all.
I use a 2 lb (900g) loaf tin.
They vary a little in length and depth, but there's no need to worry.
WHY DON'T YOU NEED YEAST TO MAKE VEGAN CHEESE BEER BREAD?
I'd love to say it's the beer that replaces the yeast, but in all honesty, it's the raising agent.
Modern beer doesn't generally have enough yeast to give your bread rise.
Some have more than others, if you look at a craft beer, they have a lot more yeast in them, but you still need that raising agent.
The raising agent is baking powder.
If you are using self-raising flour instead of plain, it's good to add a little extra baking powder to the mixture.
It's true self-raising flour has some in the flour, but not as much as we would add, so add a generous pinch to your self-raising flour.
WHY DON'T YOU KNEAD BEER BREAD?
When you're making a dough with yeast, you knead the dough to build structure and gluten in the dough to help with the texture and rise.
In a beer bread the small amount of yeast in the beer, reacts with the sugar you add.
This along with the raising agent and the bubbles from the beer help with the rise and the texture.
It really is a bit of alchemy.
ADDING CHEESE FLAVOUR TO A VEGAN BREAD
DON'T OVERMIX YOUR BEER BREAD DOUGH!
It's important you don't overmix your beer bread dough.
If you do, it will be heavy and dense.
Just pour the beer in and fold to mix until nearly all the flour is combined.
Don't worry if there are little patches of flour, it's more important not to over mix it.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CHEESE & CHIVE BEER BREAD
You only need a few simple ingredients to make cheese & chive beer bread.
- PLAIN FLOUR - also known as all-purpose flour
- BAKING POWDER - as the raising agent
- SUGAR - caster sugar, although you could use whatever you have
- SALT - for flavour
- VEGAN PARMESAN - or vegan cheddar
- NUTRITIONAL YEAST - also known as nooch
- DRIED CHIVES - dried are better than fresh herbs in bread unless you are using a woody herb like thyme.
- BEER - or lager
HOW TO SERVE BEER BREAD
- SOUP - it's the perfect bread to serve with soup. Try my easy vegan broccoli and pea soup or my vegan tomato soup made with tinned tomatoes.
- BUTTERED - it's great slathered with vegan butter or spread.
- TOASTED - it's really good toasted
- PATE - try serving it toasted with a mushroom pate or a spicy bean pate.
- HUMMUS - it's good plain or toasted with hummus.
- CHEESE & CHUTNEY - buttered and topped with vegan cheese and chutney or pickle.
- CREAM CHEESE - top with vegan cream cheese and slices of cucumber
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Cheese & Chive Beer Bread
Ingredients
- 375 g self-raising flour
- 4 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 4 tablespoon vegan parmesan grated
- 1 tablespoon dried chives
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- a good grinding of black pepper
- 330 ml 1 ½ cups beer
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190c/170c fan/375f/gas mark 5.
- Grease a 2 lb / 900g loaf tin.
- Add the flour, sugar, cheese, yeast, chives, salt and pepper to a mixing bowl and mix well.
- Pour the beer into the dried ingredients and fold in until just combined. Try not to over mix.
- Bake in your pre-heated oven for 45 minutes.
- Remove from the tin.
- Turn the loaf upside down and tap the bottom, if it sounds hollow it is ready, if not pop it in for a little longer.
- Cool on a baking rack, then slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- If you don't have self-raising flour, you can use plain flour and 1 tablespoon of baking powder as the raising agent.
- You can just use parmesan or nutritional yeast if you don't have one or the other.
- Beer bread is best served on the day it is made, but you can toast it the next day.
Anonymous says
*adds to list* Jill 😺
Allyssa says
This is perfect! Thanks a lot for sharing this very easy and helpful recipe! will make it again!
Kate says
This looks GORGEOUS, cheese, chives and beer all in the same crusty loaf.... sounds heavenly! Perfect vegan lunchbox food, thanks so much.
The Fiery Vegetarian says
Oh my, I'm so looking forward to making this! I've had no success with beer quickbreads before but this looks beautifully risen and gives me hope! Off to try it out
Danielle says
I just love breads that have chives in them - this sounds so incredible. Can't wait to try it!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. A few people have made it already.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Haha, when you put it like that Kate 😁
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh this is super easy. As long as you don't overmix it you can't go wrong.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Hope you try it Danielle.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Haha enjoy it then Jill.
Anonymous says
Can I use plain flour or does it have to be s r flour?
Anonymous says
That looks so good. I usually just make a plain one, although some times I add seeds. Gonna try this
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh definitely. Use what you have. If it's not self-raising add 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh yes seeds are a good idea! I hope youbenjoy this version too.
Dannii says
I am always on the lookout for new no knead breads and this looks delicious. I love the combo of cheese and chives.
John says
Which kind of beer do you find works best? Lager? Porter?
Jacqueline Meldrum says
So sorry John, just spotted your comment. You could use either, but a porter if going to have a much stronger flavour that could overpower the other flavours.