Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 cup finely chopped yellow onion
  • 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (about 3 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
  • 1 (12 ounce) bottlelager-style beer
  • cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter, divided

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat.
  • Add onion to pan; cook 10 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in pepper and garlic; cook 1 minute.
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk; make a well in center of mixture.
  • Add onion mixture, cheese, and beer to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
  • Spoon batter into a 9 x 5inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon butter over batter.
  • Bake at 375 for 35 minutes.
  • Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon butter over batter.
  • Bake an additional 25 minutes or until deep golden brown and a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.
  • Cool completely on wire rack.