This Cheese Bread is extra fast, no rise time, no kneading and no yeast required. Flavorful and tender, this bread is loaded with cheese and needs just about 15 minutes to prepare.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick: Ingredients for this recipe are most likely in the pantry already, and freshly shredded cheese!
- Easy: No rising, no yeast, no kneading. About 15 minutes prep time is all you need!
- Delicious: Soft and full of flavor. Serve warm with butter for a side dish that will quickly turn into the star of the table!
Ingredients & Variations
DRY ingredients are simple: flour, baking powder & salt (and some butter!)
WET Milk & eggs, staples in any kitchen!
CHEESE Cheddar and parmesan cheese are used in this recipe, but feel free to use whatever cheese you have on hand! Swiss, Mozza, or pepper jack!
MIX IT UP
It’s such a versatile quick bread! Add a little garlic powder for an extra zing, or substitute the cheddar for swiss for a whole new flavor profile.
Try adding cooked ham or bacon to your loaf before baking! Jalapenos, olives, or even sun-dried tomatoes would all taste great too.
How to Make Cheese Bread
Super easy homemade cheese bread is a favorite. The steps are similar to that of making biscuits without the rolling.
- Whisk dry ingredients (per recipe below) together. Cut in the butter.
- Add eggs and milk and stir.
- Bake according to recipe or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
What to Serve Cheese Bread With
Cheese bread makes great sandwiches, obviously!
It’s great with any kind of pasta recipe or even toasted and topped with poached eggs for breakfast. Make a great lunch and serve it next to a hearty bowl of tomato soup!
But you can also cut slices into strips and dip into marinara sauce! Or cut it into cubes, bake and make croutons!
How to Store It
Store cheese bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
For longer storage, freeze the loaf whole or freeze slices between sheets of parchment.
Reheat slices in the toaster, toaster oven, or oven until warmed through. This bread is especially good toasted with a little butter.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup cold butter
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 green onion finely chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8" x 4" loaf pan.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl.2 cups all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in butter. Stir in cheeses and green onion.¼ cup cold butter, 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, 1 green onion
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs until foamy. Add milk and sugar.2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Add wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir just until moistened, do not overmix.
- Pour into a prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer, Bread, Side Dish
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Recipe Adapted Martin, Verneil. “Cheese Quick Bread”. Recipe. Among Friends. Centax Books, SK, 1989. 32. Print.
I made this loaf yesterday with Mexican/Nacho flavoured cheese and 1 and a half cups of it. It seemed like a lot of sugar so I reduced it to 1 TBSP. I did add 1/4 tsp. dry mustard as it was called for in another cheese bread recipe I had. This loaf was so moist and I will be making often!!
following the recipe exactly, but the batter is very dry and clumpy. but going to bake it and see what happens. pressed it together lightly just so its a loaf. crossing my fingers!
The batter should be thick but not dry. Did you use this method to measure your flour? Hope it turned out okay for you!
The bread is sweet, dense and has no cheese flavor. I’m surprised at the positive reviews.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it as much as we do, it’s a favorite! For the best cheesy flavor, you’ll want to ensure you use sharp cheddar cheese. As it is a quick bread, the texture is slightly more biscuit like.
Is there an alternative to using a loaf pan? I don’t have one.
I have only tried the recipe as written so I can’t say for sure. But you could try muffins for a mini cheese bread? If you try it I would love to hear how it turns out!
I made it using a muffin pan. I used pan spray, filled the cups with an ice cream scoop, and baked at 350 F for 25 minutes. Made 12 individual “mini breads” and worked very nicely. If I make this recipe again, I think I will increase the amount of shredded cheddar, reserving some to sprinkle on top of the muffins, and I would reduce the sugar by at least half – it wasn’t cake-like in its sweetness, but my son commented that it tasted like cornbread because it was noticeably sweet. It would probably also be very tasty with some chopped jalapeños, though I would have to just sprinkle them on top of some of the muffins, since my mother couldn’t stand to eat them if I mixed them in.
Brilliant recipe. needed a quick bread for dinner. I added a wee bit of cheese powder as well. delicious!
I really enjoyed this recipe. It was really delicious and simple to make. The only complaint I have is that it calls for a 8×4 loaf pan. I used one and it overflowed the top and made a mess on the bottom of my oven. I will be making it again in a standard loaf pan.
Does it really need sugar or does it taste OK without any sugar or less than recipe states?
Liz, I haven’t tried it without sugar although I do think it would work ok. Let us know how it goes.
Made this today and we loved it, will definitely keep making this.
I absolutely love all your recipes!!!
Simple, delicious, interesting!
All are a no fail/ incredibly easy.
Thanks for simplifying my cooking.
You’re Awesome
I am making this bread right now I didn’t have any green onions but I added some fresh garlic and pepperoni to the mix as well as some herbs garlic powder,onion powder, parsley it smells so good I can’t wait to try it
Sounds delicious either way pepperoni!
Best ever! I use more onions
Looks lovely is the green onion a spring onion?
Made this yesterday and it turned out so nice!!! I will add more herbs next time but this is an awesome recipe. Thank you so much for it!
This is a great quick bread that tastes amazing. Uses ingredients I always have on hand and no yeast.
I will definitely make it again.