This recipe comes from one of our favorite cafes in our hometown, “Ida Mae’s Cafe” in Amery, Wisconsin.

At Ida Mae’s Cafe, they serve you the best down-home cooking  in a welcoming, warm, and cozy atmosphere, where you can come in and feel right at home.

They use locally grown produce from  gardens and the farmers’ markets, as well as farm-fresh sheep cheese from just down the road.

Carmel Apple Beer Bread
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Ida Mae’s Restaurant (Amery, WI)
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Ingredients
  • For Caramel Sauce:
  • 3/4 c. – honey
  • 2 Tbsp. – water
  • 2 Tbsp. – butter
  • For Bread:
  • 3 cups – flour
  • 3 Tbsp – honey
  • 2 1/2 tsp – baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp – salt
  • 1/3 c. – chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 tsp – cinnamon (I used a full tsp.)
  • 1 large – granny smith apple chopped (about 1 1/2 c.)
  • 12 oz. – beer
  • 4 Tbsp – butter
Instructions
Carmel Sauce:
  1. In pot over high heat, add honey, water & butter.
  2. Stir until butter is melted.
  3. Allow to boil without stirring for 5-6 min or until it has turned an amber color.
Bread:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, walnuts, cinnamon & apple pieces.
  3. Pour the beer, honey and butter into dry ingredients, stir until just combined.
  4. Pour into a greased 1.5 qt. loaf pan.
  5. Pour caramel sauce over top of loaf.
  6. Bake 350 for 45-55 min or til toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Makes 1 loaf.

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