Gooey bacon cheese bread is full of savory bacon, cheese and lightly flavored with green onions. This recipe makes a soft and chewy quick bread that makes an amazing side dish or snack.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup olive oil
4 slices cooked bacon diced, cook bacon before mixing this bread dough and pat it with paper towels
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese shredded, divided
½ cup green onions diced, about 2 large green
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 1-pound metal loaf pan (8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pan) with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray.
Line a metal loaf pan with parchment paper and or spray generously with a baking nonstick spray.
In a large bowl add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Mix until well blended.
Crack two eggs into a medium-sized bowl and beat lightly with a fork. Add buttermilk and olive oil to the eggs and mix until combined
Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and mix until combined and a dough forms.
Add the diced bacon, 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and diced green onions to the dough. Fold in with a silicone or rubber spatula into the dough, then transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan.
Bake the loaf for about 40 minutes then top with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Bake about another 5-10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cheese bacon bread comes out clean with no raw dough.
Allow the bread to cool for at least 10 minutes in the pan. Carefully remove from the pan and allow the bread to finish cooling. Then slice and enjoy.
This recipe is best enjoyed right away, but if you have leftovers you'd like to keep you can store your bacon wrapped asparagus in an air tight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
Variation Ideas
This cheese bread recipe can be customized to your own tastes! Here are a few ways easy ways to adjust this recipe
Add More Bacon
Four slices of bacon was perfect for my family in this bread. If you really love bacon though you can add up to eigh slices of diced bacon to this loaf. When adding any bacon be sure to cook the bacon first. If the bacon is precooked, crisp it in a pan before adding it to the bread dough for best results.
Swap The Cheese
Cheddar cheese works well in this bread, but you can also try other flavors too. Colby, monterey jack cheese, gruyere, or even gouda in this savory flavorful bread recipe. This recipe will work best with semi-hard cheese that shreds easily.
Swap The Green Onions
I recommend swapping the green onions with chives, which are really similar in flavor but slightly thinner and smaller. You can also leave the green onions out if you prefer.
Try Adding Olives
Kalamata olives or green olives can be a delicious addition to this bread. I recommend using about 1/3 or 1/2 cup of olives.
Remove any pits and slice the olives into pieces. Then fold the olive pieces into the dough at the same time that you would add the cheese, bacon and onions.
How to Add Jalapenos
Whether you like things really spicy, or just give your bread a little zip, adding jalapenos to this quick bread is delicious. You can chop up the peppers and put them both in the bread, or lay slices on top of the bread. I recommend adding between 1/4 to 1/2 cup of jalapenos and leaving out the green onions if you add jalapenos.
You can use fresh or pickled jalapenos. If using fresh jalapenos I recommend wearing gloves. Carefully remove the seeds from the pepper (you can use a knife or a spoon) before adding to the bread.
