Homemade Garlic Cheese Bread Recipe: Delicious and Easy!
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This garlic cheese bread recipe is so delicious and super easy. It’s a savory quick bread that’s perfect with soups, meats, and fish.
If you’ve had a love affair with the Cheddar Bay biscuits from Red Lobster, this cheesy garlic bread recipe is for you! This quick bread is the next best thing. It’s moist on the inside, and crunchy on the outside.
Why This Recipe Works
- It’s a quick bread that uses simple pantry items.
- No yeast in the dough means no rising time.
- This garlic cheese bread is a great side dish to any meal, especially soups and pasta dishes.
- While this bread is baking, your kitchen smells wonderful!
- It’s a homemade, family-friendly, savory bread with a mild garlic flavor.
Ingredient Notes
- Flour: the base to any baked good.
- Eggs: binds the batter together.
- Milk: adds softness and encourages browning.
- Butter: makes the texture moist and crumbly.
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese: freshly grated melts best.
- Leavening + Seasoning: baking powder, garlic powder, sugar, and salt.
Substitutions + Additions
- Monterey Jack, Provolone, Gruyere, Colby or Colby Jack cheese, Pepper Jack, Mozzarella cheese, or Parmesan cheese can be substituted for the Cheddar.
- Any kind of milk can be used. I use 1% and this garlic cheese bread bakes beautifully every time.
- A teaspoon of minced garlic can be added for extra flavor.
- Add finely chopped green onion, fresh chopped chives, fresh chopped parsley, dried parsley flakes, cayenne pepper, bacon bits, jalapenos, onion powder.
How to Make
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grate an 8 oz. block of sharp cheddar cheese. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and garlic powder.
- Add the grated cheddar cheese. Toss gently to combine.
- Add the eggs, milk, and melted butter.
- Stir with a spatula just until the wet ingredients are incorporated into the dry ingredients. Do not over mix.
- Spoon into 8.5 x 5 inch prepared bread pan. Smooth the top so it’s spread out evenly.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Remove from pan, slice, and serve warm.
Garlic Cheese Bread Recipe Tips
- Don’t overmix the batter. Stir it just until all the flour is mixed in with the wet ingredients.
- Freshly grated cheese melts best. I’m all for convenience though, so if you are short on time, the bagged variety will work. (Most food bloggers wouldn’t say that…but life happens.)
- It’s optional, but this garlic cheese bread recuoe looks really pretty with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley added before slicing. Make sure it’s still hot when you sprinkle!
- A serrated bread knife works best to slice through the crunchy top.
- This bread recipe will make a great appetizer. Slice the loaf, and then halve all the slices. Serve it with a side of marinara sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store this cheese bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 24 hours. After that, place the container in the refrigerator.
Yes! Cover a baking tray with foil. Put slices of the bread on the tray and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. You just want the cheese to re-melt.
Yes! Wrap a loaf, or individual slices, in plastic wrap. Place the plastic wrap bundle in a freezer resealable bag. Thaw at room temperature.
Shop + Source
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- glass bread pan with lid (I love this. It’s also great for storing homemade ice cream.)
- large Pyrex mixing bowl
- box grater (over 27,000 5-star reviews)
- large bread knife (I got mine for Christmas!)
- small round wood board
- large round wood board
- wooden measuring spoons
More Quick Bread Recipes
Garlic Cheese Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese (grated)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grate an 8 oz. block of sharp cheddar cheese. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and garlic powder.
- Add the grated cheddar cheese. Toss gently to combine.
- Add the eggs, milk, and melted butter.
- Stir with a spatula just until the wet ingredients are incorporated into the dry ingredients. Do not over mix.
- Spoon into 8.5 x 5 inch prepared bread pan. Smooth the top so it's spread out evenly.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Remove from pan, slice, and serve warm.
Notes
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If you make this recipe, and love it, please come back to leave a comment and a 5-star review. I would really appreciate it, and it would help me so much. Thank you!
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Cheese and garlic you can’t go wrong. Definitely on my list to try and saved it to my pin board. Thanks.
@tisonlyme143
This looks heavenly. Do you think it would be possible to make muffins instead of a loaf with this recipe? Thank you for the lovely recipes.
Yes! That’s actually a great idea. I’m not sure of the baking time, so if you try it, let us know how long they took to bake and I’ll add it to the post. Thank you!
I’ll have to try this one; every recipe from you is a winner.
I’ve followed you for years; so glad that you still post.
Hi Mary! Thank you so much for your comment. I’m hanging in there for a while yet, but I am starting to think about retiring. I’m just not quite ready!
Love your hearty bread recipes. They are easy and a crowd pleaser with all soups.
This was delicious! Thank you for the recipe.
This came out fantastic and will now be a go to in our house with soups, stews and chili!