Quick And Easy Cheese Bread Recipes

CHEESE BREAD (QUICK BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8" x 4" loaf pan.
• Whisk dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in butter. Stir in cheeses and green onion.
• In a separate bowl, whisk eggs until foamy. Add milk and sugar.
• Add wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir just until moistened, do not overmix.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9x5 loaf pan with nonstick spray. Using a pastry brush, brush the spray all over the loaf pan to make sure it is covered up the sides and in the corners. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until combined. Add the cheddar cheese and stir it together so the cheese is coated in the flour mixture. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and egg; pour into the dry mixture and stir it until just combined (a few dry spots are okay.) Add in the melted butter and mix it in until everything is combined and there are no dry patches.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• While the bread is baking, make the topping: whisk together the butter, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, and dried parsley.
• Remove loaf pan from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool slightly. Immediately brush the bread with the butter topping.
• Let the bread cool for 5 minutes in the pan then take it out of the pan and cool completely on the wire rack.
• Slice and serve.

QUICK AND EASY CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cheese. In another large bowl, beat together egg, milk and oil. Stir the flour/cheese mixture into the egg mixture, stirring until just moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

QUICK CHEESE BREAD(COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• 1. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray, then sprinkle 1/2 cup of the Parmesan evenly over the bottom of the pan.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper to combine. Using a rubber spatula, mix in the cheddar, breaking up clumps. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, egg, and sour cream. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined (the batter will be heavy and thick). Do not over-mix. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan; level the surface with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan evenly over the surface.
• 3. Bake until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf conies out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack 5 minutes; invert the loaf onto the rack, turn right-side up, and continue to cool until warm, about 45 minutes. Cut into slices and serve.
• VARIATION: QUICK CHEESE BREAD WITH BACON, ONION, AND GRUYERE; Cut 5 ounces (5 slices) bacon into 1/2-inch pieces and fry in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and pour off all but 3 tablespoons fat from the skillet. Add 1/2 cup minced onion to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 3 minutes; set skillet with onion aside.
• Follow recipe for Quick Cheese Bread, substituting Gruyere for cheddar, adding the bacon and onion to the flour mixture along with the cheese, and omitting the butter.

QUICK & EASY ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Spread softened butter over the cut sides of the bread. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Combine the cheese, oregano and garlic salt; sprinkle over the bread.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Slice and serve.