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Beer potbrood

Bread from a pot, beer instead of yeast, and no kneading — the old blog's "beer bread" post distilled to its honest core. The beer does the raising; the pot does the baking; you do the standing around.

Gentle coals · 10-second hand test 1 loaf 1 hour, no kneading

Bread from a pot, beer instead of yeast, and no kneading — the old blog's "beer bread" post distilled to its honest core. The beer does the raising; the pot does the baking; you do the standing around.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups self-raising flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp salt
  • 1 can (440 ml) lager, room temperature
  • Butter — for the pot and melted for the top

Method

  1. Stir the flour, sugar, salt and beer into a shaggy dough. Do not overwork it — this is a stir, not a workout.
  2. Into a well-buttered flat potjie or heavy pot; brush the top with melted butter and put the lid on.
  3. Bake beside gentle coals with a few coals on the lid, 45–60 minutes, turning the pot now and then.
  4. It's done when it knocks hollow. Eat warm with butter, apricot jam, or next to the potjie.
Engineer's view

Read left to right: ingredients merge into steps, steps merge into supper.

IngredientProcess →
Self-raising flour 4 cupsStir to a shaggy dough — don't overworkInto the buttered pot · lid onBeside gentle coals, a few on the lid · 45–60 min · hollow knock = done
Sugar & salt 1 tbsp / 1 tsp
Lager 440 ml, room temp
ButterGrease the pot · brush the top
Which fire? Hold your palm at grid height and count: 4 seconds is hot, 6–8 medium, 10+ gentle. The full fire-craft lives in the Fire & Wood guide.

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