These mixes are amazing on their own or you can add other ingredients or substitute the beer with 7-UP, Sprite, or Mt. Dew. We recommend using a Lite Beer.
Add 1 cup of shredded mild or sharp cheddar cheese (or your favorite flavor of cheese) for a delicious cheese bread. Add and 10 minutes to baking time.
Add 1 cup chopped strawberries and substitute to strawberry soda in place of beer. When cooled, cover with cream cheese frosting or strawberry glaze. (See glaze recipe below)
Add chopped dried apricots, raisin, craisins, cherries, nuts, chopped apple, fresh blueberries, or your favorite fruit.
Add 12 ounces of pumpkin puree and substitute orange soda for beer
Add honey to top and sides while loaf is hot
Cinnamon
Add 1 chopped apple, raisins, and nuts. Substitute apple ale for the beer. This can be baked in a greased bundt pan and frosted with cream cheese frosting or caramel glaze. (See caramel glaze recipe below)
Add raisins & or nuts and bake in a muffin pan. Top with caramel glaze, cream cheese frosting, or cinnamon streusel. (See below for streusel recipe)
Mix bread as directed, add 1/2 the batter to a greased loaf pan, spread a layer of streusel. Add remaining batter. Bake as directed on the package. When you remove the bread to add melted butter add a layer of streusel on top. Return to oven for 8 to 10 minutes
Jalapeno- Hot or Mild
Add 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese. Bake in a loaf or muffin pan, or for Jalapeno cheddar bite-size puffs, bake in a mini-muffin pan. Great for party snacks
Place a slice of sharp cheddar cheese between thinly sliced buttered Jalapeno bread, grill until cheese is melted and bread is toasted on both sides of sandwich
Garlic & Herb
Add1 cup of cheddar or parmesan cheese. Add 10 minutes to baking time. Serve with soup or stew
Can be baked in a muffin pan, mini-muffin pan, drop biscuits or loaf pan. Biscuits and muffins only need to be baked for 30 minutes. Loaf pan add 10 minutes.
Melt butter& stir in ice cream topping. Add powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time, whisking in between. Stir until smooth
Strawberry Glaze
Combine 2 C powdered sugar, 2 Tbsps melted butter, 1/2 C finely chopped strawberries, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1 to 2 Tbsps heavy cream or milk. Mix until smooth
Streusel
In a bowl stir together 1/2C brown sugar, 1/2C granulated sugar, 1/2Cflour, 1/8tsp salt. Add 1/4C unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces. Use a pastry blender or fork to cut the batter into mixture until it is the texture of course meal.