The US celebrates the “National Beer Day” today – that is enough reason to make something with beer, right?! ;) Here in Germany we actually celebrate the International Day of the Beer – but that is in August. Way too far in the future. I want some nice Guinness Cake with Sour Cream Glaze now!
When I started to bake more regularly, I also tried to bake bread but was never really successful. Most of the recipes in my cookbooks were complicated and required a lot of attention and time to make. Starter, pre-dough, certain temperatures the dough needed to rise… just reading some of those bread recipes exhausts me :P Over time I learned, that there are other recipes out there. Easy ones for people that are less experienced and less patient when it comes to baking. This recipe here for a No-Knead Bread with Dark Beer is a perfect example for these easy recipes… ;)
Have you ever baked with beer? It’s not done that often, but it works quite well. Dark beer in combination with dark chocolate can turn into something really tasty! You want to try it? Well, how about some Stout Beer (Chocolate) Brownies? They are easy to prepare and really, really tasty. Give it a try! ;)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
