Cheddar Black Pepper Quick Bread

This Cheddar Black Pepper Quick Bread is an easy savory bread packed with cheddar cheese and freshly cracked black pepper. This no-yeast quick bread has a tender, flavorful crumb and comes together without any rising time. Serve it alongside soup, chili, pasta, or dinner for an easy homemade side dish.

Serve this savory quick bread up alongside some soup or pasta for a delicious and comforting meal!

I love to work with yeast, but a lot of the time, you need something easy and faster. This bread is exactly that.

I don’t run across savory quick breads very often, and I don’t know why, because this is so good. Especially if you are a black pepper lover. The best part? There’s no yeast and no rising time. Just mix the batter, pour it into a loaf pan, and bake. 

This is a great bread to serve along soup, or pasta, or even just a chicken dinner. I loved it and loved all of the flavors running through it. A definite winner!!

Ingredients

• Flour: I used all-purpose flour.
• Sugar: This will not make your bread sweet, but it helps to balance the flavors.
• Freshly Cracked Black Pepper: I highly recommend freshly cracked pepper here. If you are using regular table pepper, I would cut the amount in half because it tends to be a lot finer.
• Baking Powder, Salt, & Baking Soda: These help with the rise of the bread and the flavor.
• Eggs: I use large eggs.
• Yogurt: I used plain Greek yogurt. But I have also made it with just regular plain yogurt and that works, as well.
• Oil: Any neutral flavored oil will work. I like to use avocado oil, but vegetable oil or canola oil are great choices.
• Milk: I used 2%, but any milk should work.
• Mustard: This just brings in some extra flavor. I like to use a spicy brown mustard. Dijon would be my second choice.
• Cheese: For the best results, use freshly grated cheese. I like medium cheddar, but sharp cheddar would give you a more bold flavor.
• Green Onions: I love that you get a light onion flavor with the green onions.

How to Make Cheddar Black Pepper Quick Bread

STEP 1: Whisk together all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat together the remaining ingredients. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir it just until it starts to come together. Don’t mix it completely at this point.

STEP 2: Add the cheese and the green onions to the batter.

STEP 3: Mix this all together just until combined. You want to make sure the cheese and green onions are evenly distributed, but you don’t want to overmix.

STEP 4: Pour the batter into a prepared loaf pan. The batter is pretty thick, so make sure to spread it out evenly. Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean or only with a few moist crumbs.

Tips and Tricks

Like all quick breads, you want to make sure you don’t over mix the batter. This one is pretty thick, so you have to be careful, but only mix until it is all combined.

Not all loaf pans are actually 9×5-inches. If your pan is smaller, there may be too much batter. But it will fit in a true 9×5-inch loaf pan.

To test if the bread is done, insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, the bread is done.

I store this in a bread bag in the refrigerator. I do like to bring it back to room temperature before serving.

We usually just eat this plain, but it is is also delicious with some butter!

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Cheddar Black Pepper Quick Bread

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Author: Deborah Harroun

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

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This Cheddar Black Pepper Quick Bread is an easy savory bread packed with cheddar cheese and freshly cracked black pepper. This no-yeast quick bread has a tender, flavorful crumb and comes together without any rising time. Serve it alongside soup, chili, pasta, or dinner for an easy homemade side dish.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sugar
• ▢ 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 8 ounces plain Greek yogurt
• ▢ 2 eggs lightly beaten
• ▢ 1/2 cup neutral cooking oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup milk
• ▢ 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
• ▢ 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• ▢ 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pepper, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Whisk to combine.
  2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• In another bowl, combine the yogurt, eggs, oil, milk, and mustard. Mix until fully combined.
  8 ounces plain Greek yogurt, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup neutral cooking oil, 1/4 cup milk, 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until mostly combined. Add the cheese and the green onions, and continue to mix, just until combined.
  1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes.
• Let the bread cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan to cool completely.

Recipe Notes:

adapted from: Better Homes and Gardens Treasured Recipes

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 246kcal (12%), Carbohydrates: 22g (7%), Protein: 8g (16%), Fat: 14g (22%), Saturated Fat: 3g (19%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 43mg (14%), Sodium: 384mg (17%), Potassium: 80mg (2%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 2g (2%)

Keywords: cheese bread, savory quick bread