A garlicky cheddar quick bread ready in about an hour from start to finish. Easy, cheesy, foolproof – delicious! Carb lovers unite ♥
Bread has always been one of my favorite foods. Not the hohum loaves you’ll find at most grocery stores, but the soulful, artisan varieties made with love in bakeries and home kitchens.
If I had the time, I would bake bread every single day. Time is something I’ll never have enough of and bread is probably something I shouldn’t be eating every day anyhow 😉
But when you need bread, you need bread. On some occasions there aren’t hours to spare.
Quick breads are great for those last minute bread needs, whatever they may be. It takes just minutes to put together. No rising, no kneading – just mix it up & bake.
That being said, quick breads and yeast breads are certainly different. A quick bread is dense, moist & even crumbly at times – more along the lines of a tender biscuit. A yeast bread is lighter and far more complex in taste & texture.
You can get pretty creative with this bread. Add fresh or dried herbs, like parsley, chives or Herbes de Provence, or add more spices – like dried minced onion or powder, more garlic. Switch up cheeses or add olives, sun dried tomatoes, dried beef – anything your heart desires. Just watch that you don’t overdue the amount of liquids. Quick breads are (almost) fool proof. My next go at this bread will be a “Pizza Quick Bread”. Stay tuned 🙂
This bread is wonderful eaten as is or with a generous smear of butter. I serve it with breakfast, as a snack or with a big bowl of soup or a hearty dinner.
Thanks for stopping by. Happy Baking!
-Amanda-
Cheesy Cheddar Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar I prefer sharp
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg beaten
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Grease/spray a loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, garlic powder and salt. Stir in shredded cheese. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg & butter.
- Add liquid ingredients to bowl of dry ingredients. Stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Spoon/pour into loaf pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes. Top should be a golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack. Remove loaf from pan, slice & serve.
Amy (Savory Moments)
November 7, 2016 at 7:02 amThis bread looks perfect to go along with a fall soup or pot of chili!
Amanda
November 7, 2016 at 9:58 pmThanks so much Amy! Ohhh…chili…I’m craving a BIG bowl of it! I love fall foods 🙂
Guy Derby
December 26, 2017 at 11:46 amme too , fall food is awesome and in the winter too
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
November 7, 2016 at 11:15 amOMG….how good does this bread look!!!!! All that cheese! The idea of adding fresh herbs sounds lovely, but I wouldn’t change a thing about this beauty. This would be so perfect with some soup (or even on it’s own straight from the oven 😉 ) Pinned! Looking forward to seeing the Pizza Bread! Happy Monday 🙂
Amanda
November 7, 2016 at 10:11 pmThat’s what I’m about…..all that cheese….lol!
Love it though, I could live on bread and cheese and be a happy woman for sure. Combining them just always makes sense 🙂
The pizza bread – that was my husbands idea. He said as a kid he used to eat a pizza bread that was very similar in taste and texture, but with swirls of sauce in it. Can’t wait to get to baking an extra garlicky pizza bread.
Hope you have a wonderful week Dawn ♥
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness
November 7, 2016 at 10:46 pmI am a bread eater too. I love yeast bread, but I also love quick bread. This one looks yummy. I love the cheddar cheese
Amanda
November 11, 2016 at 10:51 pmThank you Dawn 🙂
Stephanie | Worth Whisking
November 10, 2016 at 12:16 pmAmanda, this bread looks so yummy! My mouth is watering just looking at your appetizing photos! You can’t go wrong with cheesy bread of any kind, and one that is as easy as this to make is perfect. Thanks for the recipe!
Amanda
November 11, 2016 at 10:54 pmThanks Stephanie! You can never, ever go wrong with bread ♥
AH
April 17, 2017 at 6:50 pmI have made this once, and it’s delicious! I tend to like things with more seasoning, so I made it with extra garlic, some onion powder and pepper. Just making it now with a swirl of cheese and fig jam in the middle, mostly because I can. I love it because it’s very fast to make, tastes excellent, and lends itself very well to additions if you have the time, ingredients and inclination. Thank you!
Amanda
April 20, 2017 at 11:15 pmSo glad you enjoy the recipe! It’s such a simple recipe that you can go a million ways with it. Fig jam & cheese in the middle – yes, please!!!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy baking 🙂
Lisa Reisinger
July 1, 2017 at 8:28 amWas looking up quick bread recipes for a Farmers market stand down here in Amarillo Texas. (Tortilla Ciuntry). This looks great. Considering adding bacon and Jalepeno. I got the giggle…after reading that your in Lancaster PA. Me too. My home town of 45 years. Graduated from Hempfield. I wanted to try and bring some missed PA Dutch goodness down to Texas. Pizza bread…. Browns orchards in York PA makes one. Its oretty good, but I bet you can out beat theirs. Thanks for sharing.
Amanda
July 7, 2017 at 12:08 amAwwww…it’s a small world ♥
Texas sounds awesome though. Never been there – but it’s definitely on my list to visit. I’d be a tortilla monster out there! Love fresh & homemade tortillas – not something you’ll find in these parts unless you make it yourself.
Bacon and jalapeno would be awesome in this bread. Love this bread – you can add just about anything to it.
I do make a Pizza Bread! Never heard of Browns Orchards – I will be googling it immediately. I rarely visit York – but do pass thru it often on my way to Gettysburg or Baltimore.
Thanks for stopping by Lisa 🙂
Bobbi Johnson
August 8, 2017 at 6:58 pmJust made this with 1/2 Sharp cheddar and 1/2 cheddar Jack (all I had). This bread is delicious!!
Amanda
August 14, 2017 at 11:30 pmSo glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Thanks for stopping by Bobbi!
Henny Mulschlegel
August 21, 2017 at 11:45 pmDelicious and so easy! I used buttermilk instead of milk and it worked great! Will make this again.
Amanda
August 29, 2017 at 11:25 pmHello Henny!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
cheryl P
September 2, 2017 at 4:07 amhello amanda……I wanted to make this bread to go along with my pasta and meatsauce dish…..I follow it to a tee…however in the picture your photo shows a nice dome shape loaf.. when I did it ….it just look like a brick of very dense bread. I am not sure what I did wrong ….my bread looks nothing like the photo….pls help
Amanda
September 29, 2017 at 11:10 pmHi Cheryl! Quick breads are pretty foolproof – as long as you don’t overmix it. I’m guessing your baking powder was bad. If it was dense & flat it seems the leavener agent was inactive.
Maiasatara
January 3, 2018 at 6:58 amYou just solved my problem! I came to this recipe because another failed me yesterday despite following to a T. But my baking powder needed to be scraped out with a knife. (Even though it was dry and powdery once loosened.) I’ll make yours tonight and report back – after I buy a new can of baking powder!
Mary E. Eaton
March 4, 2018 at 2:35 pmI just made this bread and I must say I am quite pleased with it. I was fearful that it wouldn’t rise like the one pictured because of a previous comment, so I added a little baking powder. I used self-rising flour by the way. I also added dried dill and sun dried tomatoes as well as onion powder. It came out fantastic! The possibilities are endless for this bread. Thank you so much for sjaring!!
Amanda
March 13, 2018 at 11:46 pmSo glad you enjoyed!
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December 8, 2018 at 3:07 pmI love it too!
Rajashree
September 17, 2017 at 12:05 amI was looking out for no yeast bread recipe and this seems to be delicious. Would it be fluffy even to make a sandwich
Stephanie
October 26, 2017 at 2:56 pmMade it two days in a row!
It was that good………
Super EASY to make!
Amanda
November 5, 2017 at 7:27 pmYay! So glad you enjoy the bread!
Thanks for stopping by Stephanie 🙂
Anne D
November 27, 2017 at 6:12 pmI made this to go with Pulled Pork bbq. I had no bread in the house and this sounded perfect! It was extremely easy to make and used ingredients I already had on hand. I’m bookmarking it now!
As for the taste, my husband, 1yr old son and I all liked it! My husband said it tastes like Mac & cheese.
Sharon
December 28, 2017 at 3:03 pmI love the idea of this bread! Yummmmo! Can I double it to make two loaves? Or do Ihave to make them separately
Amanda
February 3, 2018 at 11:56 pmHi Sharon. You can easily double the recipe and bake into two loaf pans! Enjoy ♥
Dawn Grimes
January 1, 2018 at 1:26 pmJust baked thid bread! Looks wonderful. Plan on serving it with a boiled dinner tonight. Yay so easy. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
Amanda
January 7, 2018 at 8:23 pmHi Dawn! Hope you enjoyed it – we love it!
Thanks so much for stopping by ♥
Alisa
January 4, 2018 at 7:17 pmThis was perfect!! Thank you 🙂
Amanda
January 7, 2018 at 8:19 pmHi Alisa! Glad you enjoyed the bread!
Thanks so much for stopping by ♥
Sharon
January 8, 2018 at 12:46 pmAmanda, I am making this bread right now as I email to go along with our bean and bacon soup supper tonight. I can’t wait to try this and I will definitely let you know how it was. Sure smells great baking.
I am really glad I found you her on line and have saved your website to my favorites so that I can make other things. Everything looks so scrumptious!
Thanks again Amanda
Will be emailing again soon.
Sharon
Ps. not rated yet but I know it’s gonna be a 5 star.
Sharon
January 10, 2018 at 12:54 pmAmanda this is definitely a 5 out of 5 for sure. The bread was so tasty. We both really loved it and will for sure be making it on a regular basis and different variations of it as well.
Thanks again
Sharon
Amanda
February 3, 2018 at 11:28 pmSo glad you love the bread Sharon!
Thanks for stopping by ♥
Sandy
January 16, 2018 at 1:48 pmIt’s cold & snowy here today, &my husband forgot bread when he went for groceries. I’m out of yeast, so looked up quick breads, & found this recipe. It just came out of the oven, & I couldn’t help myself!
It was so easy & quick, & it’s so delicious!I will definitely be making this again! Thank you for a great recipe.
Amanda
February 3, 2018 at 11:18 pmYay! So glad you & your husband enjoy the bread!
Thanks so much for stopping by Sandy ♥
Liz
January 29, 2018 at 11:02 pmOmg this bread was an absolute hit with the kids.. just perfect.. wish I could upload my pics. Recommend this bread loaf recipe to all. Cannot go wrong!!!
Amanda
February 3, 2018 at 10:34 pmYay! so glad you all enjoyed the bread!
Thanks for stopping by Liz ♥
Lara
February 22, 2018 at 2:12 amOoh, can’t wait to try it toasted! Mmmmm. Thanks for posting this. It sounds like just what I was looking for. Making it tonight!
France
March 19, 2018 at 6:48 pmMy search for a quick bread for dinner brought me to your site and I’m glad it did! I added herbs as suggested and it was delicious! Will definitely be on my list of recurring items to bake. Thinking it would also work as a dessert with the addition of sweet ingredients to it.
Nancy Mansfield
March 21, 2018 at 3:56 pmWe’re in the middle of a major winter storm. I had some leftover shredded cheddar cheese, so I just made this so I can take a hot slice with a cup of chili out to the guy who is plowing my neighborhood. Oh my goodness!!! Is this ever wonderful!!!?!?!?! My husband and I tried a slice. And another, and yet another. I’m not sure the plow guy is getting any…this may be turning into our whole dinner! I added some dried basil, but otherwise did exactly as instructed. I used a large loaf pan, so only baked it 40 minutes, and it is perfect! Would be a prettier shape in the smaller loaf pan, but this is so scrumptious I know I’ll make it again, so I can use the correct size pan then.
Sharyl
April 9, 2018 at 7:22 pmLove this!!! I added some chopped jalapeno and it it turned out great. Thank you for sharing!!!
Deborah
April 21, 2018 at 6:24 pmI just made this bread with asiago cheese instead of cheddar. Added a little extra garlic powder and 2 teaspoons of Italian herbs. Also didn’t have fresh whole milk so used sour milk. It came out absolutely delicious. I made it to go with a pasta dinner … if there’s any left by then!
Nate
August 26, 2018 at 3:11 pmMy baking powder expired a couple years ago but I used it anyway, so I didn’t get the loft yours did. However it smells fantastic while baking. I just ate a slice and it’s good. I also added sprinkled ancho powder o top and used a blend of cheddar and monteray. Since its feeling sort of latin I also added 1 teasp of Mexican oregano. This i made 3 mini loves instead 1 big one so I baked only 30 min.
Frances van Niekerk
October 12, 2018 at 8:19 amMy Loaf stuck to the side of the pan and broke when I removed it. Just the areas where the cheese touched the sides. Did you use baking paper? I just used spray and cook. Anyway it was still lovely and light. I added a bit of mixed herbs and a dash of cayenne pepper. Lovely bread
Jen
October 22, 2018 at 1:41 amI have made this bread twice already and it is f*@%ing delicious, I can’t wait to try with all different ingredients. Only problem is, I can’t get it to look like yours, and I bake often, about 4x a week. All my ingredients are fresh, I used butter the first time to grease pan, second time sprayed with Pam and used glassware to bake it in as well. Not sure what it might be, any suggestions?
Lana
November 18, 2018 at 7:16 amI would love to make this bread. I wonder if this would work with whole wheat flour or a combination of whole wheat and oat flour? A family member cannot consume all purpose flour. Thanks.
Liz
November 20, 2018 at 10:44 pmI have made this bread so many times and LOVE IT!
Margaret
November 27, 2018 at 8:53 pmMaybe I missed it, but what size loaf pan?
SamR
December 26, 2018 at 1:10 amMade this tonight to go with our family’s favorite Christmas dinner: clam linguine! Served along side a very crunchy and satisfying salad, we made this recipe into muffins and when we pulled apart the hot muffins, cheese strings were evoking “ooohs!” & “ahhhs!”
Changes I made: *omitted the garlic powder and added a heaping teaspoon of fresh, minced garlic to the butter when I melted in the microwave. *Also used half a cup of shredded Parmesan for part of the other shredded cheese. THANK YOU for helping complete of tasty feast!
Judy
December 26, 2018 at 5:24 pmIs this grainy or does it hold together good for sandwiches for kids? I bought Walmart’s Market place cheese bread for years for my grand son for school lunch and they have stopped making it. I have looked all over for replacement with no luck. I do not mind making it for him regardless of yeast bread or quick and this looks yummy. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Marketside-Cheese-Bread-Dough/183631791 thanks a lot
Hillary Sponable
December 30, 2018 at 5:01 pmMade this today. I substituted 1 cup of flour with wheat flour and the butter with a basil infused olive oil and it tastes like the biscuits from Red Lobster. Thanks! Delicious, quick and easy.
June Maxwel
December 30, 2018 at 5:17 pmWhat do you think about using fresh garlic instead of powder?
Mark Quiring
January 1, 2019 at 7:42 amHi I just found your recipe it looks great! I want to bake a savoury quick bread and not just sweet ones, your recipe looks great and delicious I’m going bake it today!
Jenny
January 9, 2019 at 2:02 pmThis bread is really good! I made it with a little whole wheat flour in it (about a quarter), and it turned out well. I baked it for guests on Sunday, and now later in the week I’m needing a bread to go along with a meal I’m taking to a new mom, so I am making it again. It’s the perfect comfort food!
Elizabeth
January 10, 2019 at 12:41 pmSuper yummy and comforting. I was having a hard day and wanted to warm my soul with some fresh bread without working too hard. This was perfect. I topped my slice with creamy avocado and now I feel better 😉
Janet
January 17, 2019 at 8:13 pmThis is a great recipe. I didn’t have cheddar, so I used Grana Padano Cheese, and it turned out great! The bread was a little more dense, like a biscuit texture. The flavour was amazing! I will make this again, it went well with our Chili dinner, and I suspect it will be awesome with a pasta dinner too!
Betty Kealy
January 26, 2019 at 9:32 pmReally odd garlic taste & I love garlic.
Made exactly as directed the lofe looked great & the texture was spot-on but…it may call for to much garlic powder. Next time will only use 1/2 teaspoon, not the 1 1/2 teaspoon it calls for.
Michele
February 4, 2019 at 11:09 pmI made half this recipe since it’s just the two of us and we don’t eat much bread- I never buy it- but we needed something to go with our vegetable barley soup and this fit the bill. Easy and delicious. I am going to toast leftovers and make eggs in a basket for breakfast! Thanks for a quick bread without yeast, kneading or time
James
May 21, 2019 at 4:48 amHi what is this recipe in grams?
Melissa
June 6, 2019 at 1:11 pmI love love this recipe. lost count how many times i have made it. One of the thing i cheese is that i tend to use cheddar/ jack cheese. I really adds taste. Thanks for sharing it!