X is for Dos Equis XX Bread and Onion Rings

I'm not going to lie. X was a challenge. Seriously, unless you speak Chinese, there are just not many foods that begin with X. I was strolling through the grocery store, looking for anything that would fill the bill, when I happened to walk near the beer coolers. And what did I see? Not one X, but two! Dos Equis XX. I felt like a chef on Chopped! How can I use this ingredient? Then I remembered beer makes a great batter, so I decided to offer you two recipes for the two X's, first a beer bread and then some crunchy beer battered onion rings. Try one or both!

  XX Beer Bread

3 cups self rising flour (sifted)

1/2 cup sugar

12 oz. beer (XX or beer of your choice)

1/4 cup butter (melted)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a loaf pan. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, and beer. Pour into loaf pan.

Pour melted butter over batter and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.  

Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes before serving. 

XX Battered Onion Rings

2 large onions, sliced into rings

1 cup all purpose flour + a little extra

1 cup beer 

Toss sliced onions in a small amount of flour and set aside.

Combine 1 cup beer and 1 cup flour in a separate bowl, cover and let rest for 1 hour.

Dip onion rings in batter and fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.

So, there you have it...two X-tra easy recipes! Enjoy!