Easy Homemade Cheese Bread Recipe - Retro Housewife Goes Green (2025)

January 17, 2024 By Lisa Sharp 23 Comments

Enjoy this easy homemade cheese bread recipe that anyone can wipe up in less than an hour. No yeast or rising required and it’s full of delicious cheesy flavor.

Early in my marriage I had a lot more free time. I was a full time homemaker with few other responsibilities. I was able to take care of all of the house work very easily and it left my Fridays free. I would often spend the day baking and freezer cooking. My goal is to get organized enough to get back to this but for now that’s not something I have time for.

One of the things that we get a lot less often these days is homemade bread. I love fresh, warm homemade bread but it is very time consuming. Worth it when you can find the time but it has been awhile since I had that amount of time for baking.

Even with less time I still want to make delicious, real food and I like to include bread sometimes. My answer for this? Quick breads. Quick breads are breads leavened with leavening agents other than yeast. Some common quick breads are banana bread, pancakes, and biscuits.

The most popular quick bread in my house is cheese bread. What’s not to love, cheese and fresh bread! Two of my favorite things together in one dish, yum.

Even when I can find more time to bake I will still make this bread. It’s truly delicious. It is also great for taking to a sick friend or having when you have guests over. It’s easy but fresh, homemade bread is always impressive and appreciated.

How to Make Cheese Bread

This cheese quick bread only calls for a few ingredients you likely already have on hand but if you need to stock up I highly recommend trying out Thrive Market. It’s where I buy most of my baking pantry ingredients. Their prices are great and they have high-quality items.

Now for how to make this delicious cheese bread recipe!

Scroll down to find the full recipe card. There is a printable version as well!

You will need these ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour
• Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Cheddar Cheese
• Egg
• Milk
• Oil

Once you have your ingredients gathered you’ll want to preheat oven to 400 degrees and lightly grease loaf pan. I like to use a glass Pyrex bread pan.

Before you get started mixing your ingredients I recommend shredding your cheese instead of buying pre-shredded. It’s cheaper and it also melts better because it doesn’t have the anti-caking ingredients. To make this a lot easier I used a grater attachment on my KitchenAid stand mixer to quickly grate the cheese. It takes maybe 2 minutes to grate a whole block of cheese!

Get the grated KitchenAid attachment!

After your cheese is grated you’ll want to add it to a medium bowl, with flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix the ingredients well and set aside.

In a large bowl, beat egg, milk and oil. Gently stir flour and cheese mixture into the egg mixture, stir until moist.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. You’ll want to let the bread cool after that before cutting it.

We love to eat this warmed with a bit of butter. It’s great to have with a warm bowl of soup.

How to Freeze Cheese Bread

A great way to always have delicious homemade bread on hand is to double up your recipe and freeze a loaf for later. You’ll be happy you have it when you have surprise company or just need something extra for dinner.

To freeze the cheese bread just let it cool completely. Then wrap it in plastic wrap tightly and then in aluminum foil or a freezer bag. If using a freezer bag be sure to get as much air out as possible. And don’t forget to date the bag!

For best quality you want to use the bread within six months. To thaw just put it in the refrigerator overnight.

Now it’s time for the most important part, the full recipe!

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