Cheddar Cheese Quick Bread 🧀🍞
Cheddar cheese quick bread is a savory bread made with Cheddar Cheese and a leavening agent like Baking Powder instead of yeast. Because it uses baking powder, it’s called “quick bread”—you can mix and bake it right away without waiting for dough to rise.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup melted butter
- Optional: garlic powder or chopped herbs
Simple method
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Add the cheddar cheese and mix.
- In another bowl whisk milk, egg, and melted butter.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Pour into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake 40–45 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
Serving ideas
- With soups or salads
- Toasted with a little butter
- As a savory breakfast bread
Storage
- At room temperature: 2 days in an airtight container
- Refrigerator: about 1 week
- Freezer: up to 3 months
If you want, I can also show you a super-soft 20-minute cheddar bread recipe (no oven needed). 🧀🔥
