Whole Wheat Beer Bread with Cheese & Herbs

Today I made my first loaf of beer bread-whole wheat beer bread to be exact.  I found the recipe on www.allrecipes.com.  I decided to modify it slightly by adding to the basic recipe.  I used items I already had-I added shredded cheddar cheese and some oregano and thyme.

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1-1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1-1/2 Teaspoons Salt
• 1/3 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
• 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano Leaves
• 1/1 Teaspoon Thyme Leaves
• 1/2 Cup of Shredded Cheddar Cheese (or cheese of your choice)-might add more next time
• 1 12oz. Can/Bottle Beer of Choice

Directions:

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
• In mixing bowl, mix all of the above with a spatula.  Pour mixture into a greased 9″x5″ loaf pan.  Bake for 60 minutes.  Use a toothpick to check doneness.

(Next time I make it I want to add rosemary-which I didn’t have any at the time-possibly use oat flour instead of the wheat, and try it with Hoegaarden.)