Recipe(tried): Dot's Beer Bread

Dot's Beer Bread

1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds, cooked rye grain, or cooked oatmeal (optional)
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup soy flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 (12-ounce) can beer

To dry ingredients, you may add 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds, or 1/2 cup cooked rye, or 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, or anything else that won't absorb much liquid. Mix all ingredients well (I usually mix the dry ones first). Put into greased loaf pan. Bake about an hour at 400. Test for doneness with wooden toothpick - it often looks done when it isn't. You can play with this recipe, so long as you keep the 2 1/2 cups of flour (and the baking powder and soda) and the beer constant. If you want it less sweet, cut down on the sugar. The smaller portions of flour may be varied as you wish: 1 cup soy, no whole wheat; all whole wheat; or rye can be put in instead. Standard loaf pan is OK.