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Cheese Quick Bread is an easy bread recipe you can make without yeast in only 30 minutes. Buttermilk and cheddar cheese make this savory bread recipe so delicious.
If you love easy bread recipes that don’t use yeast, try my Irish Soda Bread.
Quick Bread Recipe No Yeast Required
To make this easy quick bread recipe, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Butter: I used salted butter, but feel free to use unsalted butter.
- Buttermilk: you can also use either whole or 2% milk. Add in 2 teaspoons of either lemon juice or distilled white vinegar before adding the milk to the batter to sour the milk.
- Cheddar cheese: Feel free to experiment with the type of cheese used in this recipe. I tend to like the classic taste of cheddar cheese, but you can spice things up with pepper jack cheese, or even think about using Parmesan cheese.
- Eggs
- Chives: You can substitute the chives with sliced green onions.
- Sugar, granulated
How to Make Bread Without Yeast
This is a quick bread recipe, so no kneading or yeast is needed. This makes this bread much faster and easier to prepare. Follow the recipe below to learn how make bread without yeast. It is as simple as make the dough and bake!
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make the dough. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and garlic powder. Add cold butter to dry ingredients and cut it with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture looks like coarse meal. (You can also use a food processor for this step). To the dry ingredients, add in buttermilk, cheese, eggs, chives, and sugar. Stir until just combined.
- Bake the bread. Place the batter into a greased or parchment lined 9×5 inch loaf pan. Pour the 2 Tablespoons melted butter over the top of the uncooked loaf pan. Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool. Cool bread for 15 minutes before transferring bread to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
How to Serve Cheese Quick Bread
Since this is a bread, you can use it for anything you would normally use bread for.
- Try it in a sandwich with some ham, lettuce, and cheese.
- Feel free to smear softened butter on top of it.
- Dip it into some delicious onion or tomato soup.
- Eat it as a side in a protein and veggie meal.
- Be creative and enjoy!
Storage Instructions
Make sure you place it into an airtight container so that it doesn’t lose its freshness. Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator, like you normally would with bread. At room temperature it will last up to 4 days. Refrigeration will add another 3-5 days.
Can I Freeze this Bread?
You can also freeze this bread in an airtight bag for up to three months.
Cheesy Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup salted butter cold and cut into cubes
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- ¼ cup chives chopped
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons salted butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and garlic powder.
- Add cold butter to dry ingredients and cut it with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture looks like coarse meal. (You can also use a food processor for this).
- To the dry ingredients, add in buttermilk, cheese, eggs, chives, and sugar. Stir until just combined.
- Place the batter into a greased or parchment lined 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Pour the 2 Tablespoons melted butter over the top of the uncooked loaf pan.
- Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool bread for 15 minutes before transferring bread to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
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Nutrition
The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.
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Emily Enchanted
Friday 5th of August 2022
I love this recipe because no yeast is needed and it's easy to make!
Marquerite
Wednesday 2nd of March 2022
This it the best bread I've discovered on the internet and such a winner, for a lazy baker like me! My whole family loves this one!
Emily Enchanted
Wednesday 2nd of March 2022
@Marquerite, thank you so much!
Mattie
Friday 11th of February 2022
Delicious! Moist, buttery, and garlicky. I did double the garlic powder. Will make again.
Cathy E Eller
Saturday 9th of January 2021
Thyme in recipe not listed in ingredients
Emily Enchanted
Monday 5th of August 2024
@Justina, I have not tested it without eggs.
Justina
Monday 5th of August 2024
@Cathy E Eller, can this be made without eggs
Emily Enchanted
Tuesday 19th of January 2021
@Cathy E Eller, Oops! Thanks for pointing that out! There is no thyme in this recipe, so I updated the instructions.