Hearty Whole Wheat Beer Bread

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   Sift together the flours, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the sugar and mix to combine.

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   Stir the ale into the dry mixture. This will look a bit wet, but don't worry-everything will be OK. While mixing the beer and dry mixture together, melt the butter for a few seconds in the microwave.

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   Pour the dough into a standard sized loaf bread pan and pour the melted butter over the dough. (I thought this looked pretty awful, but it ended up alright in the end. The result was a very nice crusty bread. The original recipe said if you'd prefer a bread with a softer crust to add the butter directly to the dough mixture. It's your call.)

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   Bake at 375 F for one hour or until the bread sounds hollow when tapped.

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   Servings Per Loaf: 8

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   Nutrition Information Per Serving: Calories 236.4, Total Fat 3.4 g, Total Carbohydrate 43.4 g, Dietary Fiber 1.9 g7, Sugars 6.3 g, Protein 5.2 g

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.