Cheddar Cheese Bread Recipe (2024)

This Cheddar Cheese Bread recipe is considered a savory quick bread as it does not require any yeast. Best of all you were have a fresh baked loaf of bread in about an hours time.

Before I was confident in the kitchen with baking with yeast I found myself making all sorts of quick yeast-free breads. This Cheddar Cheese Bread is one of those recipes as well as my beer bread recipe. I’ve found that most “breads” that do not require yeast are dense. Yet most of the times they are still moist but a thick bread. How I imagine bread was back in the 1700’s when yeast was not readily available. This bread is perfect to pair with a hearty soup or stew or Sunday roast. For all of you scared of yeast… this is the perfect yeast-free bread recipe for you!

Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour – For this recipe you will not use self-rising you will only use all purpose flour. I have not tested a white wheat or whole wheat flour for this recipe.
• Salt – A little salt will cut the acidity of the buttermilk.
• Baking Soda – This is what helps it rise. Do not get this confused for Baking Powder.
• Butter – You’ll need the butter to place into the slits you’ll cut inside the bread before baking.
• Cheddar Cheese – I have found that for a more flavorful bread you will want to use a block of cheddar and hand shred the cheese. The pre-packaged shredded cheese is not nearly as flavorful.
• Buttermilk – The acidity of buttermilk works its magic in this yeast free bread.

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Using cooking spray, grease one 7×9 loaf pan.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Place all the dry ingredients in the bowl (flour, salt and baking soda). Mix with a paddle attachment for 20 seconds on speed 2 until incorporated. Add two tablespoons butter into the flour mixture. Mix on speed 2 for 30 seconds to 1 minute until well incorporated (it should look like sand).
• Add the cheese; and mix until just coated. Then add the buttermilk and mix until the bread starts to come together about 30 seconds to 1 minute.

• Pour batter into the loaf pan; smooth the top.
• Cut a shallow cross across the top of the loaf. Thinly slice the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Place the butter in the cuts in each loaf. Bake until the top is browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes (depending on your oven).
• Let the bread cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes. Then using a plate invert the bread to remove it from the pan. Slice the bread and serve.

FAQs

Quick Bread Tips & Tricks

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks I’ve found helpful when making this recipe.

• Servings – This recipe yields about 10 slices for a 7×9 loaf pan.
• Cheese – Love cheese? Feel free to add in an additional cup of cheese to the mixture for an extra cheesy bread.
• Cooking Times – All ovens vary. Cooking times may vary because of this.
• How to check bread is done – Use an Instant read thermometer, stick the probe into the bread. The bread internal temperature should read 200 degrees Fahrenheit. That is how you will know it is cooked through.

Bread Recipes

If you love bread, you’ll love these other bread recipes.

• Monkey Bread Recipe
• Blueberry Muffin Bread
• Chipotle Cheddar and Bacon No-Knead Bread
• Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• No-Knead Crusty White Bread

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