A great quickbread especially when made with Michigan beer..

Ingredients:

3 cups organic all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
4 tbsp Michigan maple sugar
2 tsps sea salt
1 bottle (12 oz) Michigan beer, at room temperature

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
coarse sea salt for garnish, optional

Method:

Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Add the beer all at once, mixing as little as possible; the batter should be lumpy.

Pour the batter into an 8? inch well seasoned cast iron skillet that has been brushed with some of the melted butter and sprinkle the top with the coarse sea salt.

Pour the batter into a 9-x-5-x-3-inch loaf pan and brush with the melted butter and sprinkle the top with the coarse seasalt.

Bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool.

Makes 1 loaf.