Name: Cheesy Quickbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour; 1 Tb baking powder; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt (I use Redmonds Real Salt); 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3 ounces sharp cheddar cheese (cut into 1/2 inch pieces, about 2/3 c); 1 c parmesan cheese (shredded, divided use); 1 egg; 1 c milk; 1/2 c sour cream; 3 Tb butter (melted)

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Easy Cheesy Quick Bread that is great with any soup or main dish.

This savory Cheese bread has a rich, cheesiness with a tiny bit of heat for added flavor.

To Make this Cheesy Quick Bread You Will Need:

all-purpose flour
baking powder
fine sea salt (I use Redmond’s Real Salt)
black pepper
cayenne pepper
sharp cheddar cheese
parmesan cheese
egg
milk
sour cream
butter
mixing bowls
loaf pan
cooling rack

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You can watch me make this recipe in the video below.

cheesey quick bread ingredients on the counter

How to make this Cheese Bread

To begin, preheat your oven to 350°F.

Grease and flour a loaf pan (8.5×4.5 inches) and set it aside for now. (See: How to Make a Baking Spray Replacement)

In your mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and peppers. Stir them together.

dry ingredients for the cheese bread in a red speckled bowl

Add in chunks of sharp cheddar cheese, breaking apart any pieces that are stuck together and coating it all with the flour mixture.

Stir in some parmesan cheese.

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In another bowl, beat an egg.

Add in milk, sour cream and melted butter. Whisk together.

wet ingredients for cheese bread in a blue speckled bowl

Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine. This will be a thick, sticky dough.

Scoop the dough into your prepared loaf pan, and smooth out the top.

Sprinkle some more parmesan on top.

unbaked cheesy quick bread in a cast iron loaf pan

Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the loaf tests done with a toothpick.

Allow the cheesy quick bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing it to a rack to cool completely.

Cheesy quick bread cooling in the loaf pan

Just look at those little pockets of air that are coated with cheese. That’s where the chunks of cheese melted while it baked.

Yum!

This bread is best sliced with a serrated bread knife.

Enjoy!

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