Savory Cheddar Bread

 

I stole this recipe for Savory Cheddar Bread from The Taste of Home Cookbook who stole it from Carol Funk from Richard, SK. This is a savory quick bread. Cheese, onion, oregano and ground mustard are added to the dough ingredients. Everything is poured into a loaf pan and baked for 45 minutes. Savory Cheddar Bread is a tasty bread to serve on the side with a stew or soup.

“There is more food in a pennyworth of bread than in a gallon of ale.” – Joseph Livesey, A Lecture on Malt Liquor (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine 2 cups flour, 4 tsp baking powder, 1 tbsp sugar, ½ tsp onion salt, ½ tsp oregano, ¼ tsp ground mustard and 1 ¼ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; set aside.

Combine 1egg, 1 cup milk and 1 tbsp melted butter in a separate bowl.

Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour the wet ingredients in the center.

Stirring until just moistened.

Spread batter in a greased 8×4-inch loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes. Remove from pan after cooled.

Slice to desired thickness.

Savory Cheddar Bread

This is a savory quick bread. Cheese, onion, oregano and ground mustard are added to the dough ingredients. Everything is poured into a loaf pan and baked for 45 minutes. Savory Cheddar Bread is a tasty bread to serve on the side with a stew or soup.

Course Bread
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients

  • 2 cups AP flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp onion salt
  • ½ tsp leaf oregano
  • ¼ tsp ground mustard
  • 1 ¼ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 egg well beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp butter melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, onion salt, oregano, mustard and cheese; set aside.
  2. Combine egg, milk and butter; all at once to the dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened. Spread batter in a greased 8x4-inch loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes.

Recipe Notes

If you don’t have onion salt you can use ¼ tsp onion powder and ¼ tsp salt.