Cheese Bread (Quick Bread)

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.

a slice of cheese bread with butter in the background

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!

Cheese Bread with a bite taken out and butter melting

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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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

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.

Store in an airtight container on the countertop for up to 4 days.

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Appetizer, Bread, Side Dish

Cuisine American

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Recipe Adapted Martin, Verneil. “Cheese Quick Bread”. Recipe. Among Friends. Centax Books, SK, 1989. 32. Print.

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