Cheddar Cheese Bread (No-Yeast, Quick Bread)

This cheddar cheese bread is soft inside, golden on top, and crazy easy.

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🧀 Cheddar Cheese Bread (No-Yeast, Quick Bread)

🧾 Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tbsp baking powder

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tbsp sugar (optional, balances flavor)

• 1½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

• 1 cup milk

• ⅓ cup melted butter or oil

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)

• ½ tsp paprika or black pepper (optional)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a loaf pan.

2. Dry ingredients:
   In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, garlic powder, and paprika.

3. Cheese:
   Stir in shredded cheddar, coating it with flour.

4. Wet ingredients:
   In another bowl, whisk milk, butter/oil, and egg.

5. Combine:
   Add wet ingredients to dry. Mix just until combined (don’t overmix).

6. Bake:
   Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle extra cheddar on top if you like.
   Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

7. Cool:
   Rest 10 minutes, then slice and enjoy.

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🌿 Optional Add-Ins

• Jalapeños 🌶️ (cheddar-jalapeño bread!)

• Chopped herbs (parsley, chives, rosemary)

• Crumbled bacon

• Garlic butter brushed on top after baking