Irish Mercedes' Guinness Bread

• 2 tbsp. dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 bottle (6-1/3) Guinness stout beer
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 1 tbsp. margarine
• butter
• 1 tsp. caraway seeds
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2-1/2 cup unsifted all purpose white flour
• 1 tsp. powdered ginger
• 1 tbsp. margarine
• butter to brush bread after baking

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water and 1 Tablespoon of sugar; set aside for five minutes.
2. Heat stout, honey and margarine until warm.
3. Add stout mix to the dissolved yeast and stir into 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour.
4. Beat until smooth.
5. Stir in remaining flour, ginger and caraway seeds to make a soft dough.
6. Shape into a ball.
7. Knead on a floured board until smooth, about 3 minutes.
8. Form into a round loaf and with floured knife make a cross through center of the bread.
9. Place in a greased 8-inch round cake tin.
10. Cover with te towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
11. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until done.
12. Remove from pan and brush with 1 Tablespoons butter.
13. Cool on rack.
14. The Irish Heritage Cookbook.....Mercedes McLoughlin & Marian McSpiritt

yeast, water, sugar, stout beer, honey, margarine, butter, caraway seeds, salt, whole wheat flour, flour, powdered ginger, margarine, butter

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/20835 (may not work)