Honey Beer Bread

 December 4, 2010.   I pretty much just threw this together and it worked.   I was trying to make a decent "rustic" loaf of bread.   In my experience that basically means a big lump of dough that's cooked on a flat surface.   Having a pizza stone makes this particularly easy.
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1/4 cup warm water
1 pack active dry yeast

Rehydrate yeast in water

1/4 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup oat flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
2 cups AP flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix dry ingredients

1/2 cup malty beer (yazoo fall fest in this case)
1/4 cup clover honey
1 cup warm water

Mix everything together and turn out and knead for 10 minutes let rise for 90 minutes, and then punch down and fold into a loaf and let it bench proof for another 80 minutes. Cut slits in the top & bake at 350F for 45 minutes.

Cornbread

The Joy of Cooking that I have has approximately this on page 777, so you know it's God's Own Recipe.

Preheat oven to 450, with a cast-iron skillet inside

In a large mixing bowl, mix :
2 cups cornmeal
1t baking powder
1t baking soda
1/2t salt

Stir in (all at room temperature, if possible):
2 cups of buttermilk
2 large eggs

Just stir to get them mixed, not beaten like crazy or anything.

Toss a little butter into the skillet and wait for it to melt, and then pull the skillet out and pour in the batter. toss it back into the oven and bake for 25 minutes. when it's done, turn it out onto a cutting board and cut and serve while it's hot.