Beer Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup beer
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 cup bread flour (or all purpose flour)
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
4 teaspoons olive oil
2 cups bread flour (or all purpose flour)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon active dry yeast or 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast

Preparation

For the starter: In a medium mixing bowl combine the beer and brown sugar.
Sprinkle the first teaspoon yeast over beer mixture; stir to dissolve.
Stir in the first bread flour.
Mix well.
Cover with plastic wrap; let stand at room temperature (75-85 deg) for 12 to 24 hours.
(Placed in oven with light on--electric, or pilot light--gas, also works well for this.) To finish the bread: Add the starter and the remaining ingredients to the machine according to the manufacturer's directions.
Select the basic white bread cycle.