Recipe ⬇️ or print: https://www.recipetineats.com/cheese-herb-garlic-quick-bread/

A bread made without yeast with swirls of herb and pockets of cheese throughout. Slices well and especially great toasted! Stays fresh 4 days in the pantry, still great on day 5 and beyond toasted.

Enjoy for afternoon tea or dunk into soups and stews! – Nagi x
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Cheese, herb & garlic quick bread

200g / 7 oz block colby, cheddar or tasty cheese, sliced 2mm / 0.1″ thick (about 10–12 slices), varying widths (no rules!)
Herb & Garlic Swirl:
2 tbsp EACH finely chopped fresh rosemary and parsley
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried thyme
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt (halve if using table salt)
Dry:
2 1/4 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tsp baking soda (or 3 1/2 tsp baking powder sub)
3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt (halve for table salt)
Wet:
1/2 cup plain yogurt (unsweetened)
3/4 cup milk
2 large eggs
50g / 3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp olive oil
2 small garlic cloves, crushed or grated

1. Mix herb and garlic swirl ingredients. Whisk dry in a bowl, wet in a separate bowl. Pour wet into dry, mix just until you can no longer see flour (bit lumpy is fine).
2. Pour 1/3 into 21 x 11 x 7 cm lined loaf pan (8.3 x 4.5 x 2.75″), dollop/randomly swirl 1/3 herb & garlic mixture, push in 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat twice more (cheese sticking out on surface = good stuff!).
3. Bake 30 min at 180°C/350°F (both fan and standard ovens), then cover loosely with foil and bake further 20 min or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Leave in tin 5 min then cool on rack 10 min, then slice!

23 Comments

  1. perfect timing! I was looking for something exactly like this to go with a creamy chicken casserole I made. thank you Nagi, you're the best! long time fan here!

  2. Ha-ha, thought you had me didn't you. Well we're not shopping 'til tomorrow so I'll grab some parsley then. That's all I'm missing.
    Definitely stew weather, too. 4.7 last night, and we're only 120k north of you.

  3. I am more of an 'airy' guy when it comes to bread, this feels like it would sit so heavily in my stomach. I bet it tastes amazing though.

  4. Looks great. Would it also work with bread flour, or would that throw off the cooking time and mean it needs to be altered?

  5. Wow looks so good!!! Can i make this a few days or a day ahead and then do the 2nd baking (30 min) right before serving?

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