Cheese, Herb & Garlic Fast Bread (No Yeast)

This can be a bread loaf that, true to its title, is fast to make as a result of there’s no yeast, no kneading, no rising. It’s a Cheese, Herb and Garlic Fast Bread with swirls of herbs and ribbons of melted cheese. Glorious for afternoon tea or dipping into soups!

A terrific no yeast bread recipe

That is a kind of recipes that isn’t truly a bread within the conventional sense, it’s a muffin batter baked in a loaf pan. So it doesn’t have that chew you get with correct yeast bread, nevertheless it’s irresistible in its personal proper, with a delicate fluffy crumb loaded with garlicky, herby goodness and tacky ribbons operating by way of each slice.

However the perfect half is presumably that you simply’re already consuming it whereas all these yeast-bread-making-people are nonetheless ready for his or her dough to rise! 😈

I first shared this in 2015, however over time I tweaked it – primarily as a result of the unique recipe known as for buttermilk which isn’t a fridge staple for me, and likewise to make the crumb softer and last more. I’ve been having fun with this higher model for some time… time to fess up and share!

Elements

Right here’s what it is advisable to make this:

Flavourings – cheese, herb and garlic

The cheese is minimize into strips to bury within the batter, whereas the herbs, garlic and oil are used to make a “pesto” like combination that’s dolloped and swirled all through. (PS Sure, you may completely use selfmade or store-bought pesto!)

• Cheese – I like to make use of cheddar, colby or tasty cheese (a sort of cheddar in style right here in Australia). Nonetheless, you need to use any melting cheese you need although I don’t advocate utilizing mozzarella (flavour and salt too gentle) or onerous cheeses like parmesan, pecorino (too salty).

• Recent herbs – I really like the mix of rosemary for earthy, herby flavour (and likewise as a result of I’ve considerable provides from the backyard) and parsley for contemporary inexperienced flavour. Rosemary is kind of robust and for this loaf, I really feel like utilizing greater than 2 tablespoons is an excessive amount of.

  Be happy to experiment with mixtures you want! I initially used equal quantities of dill, thyme, rosemary and parsley, as a result of I had remnants of those on the time.

• Dried herbs – The ever dependable, always-on-hand mixture of thyme and oregano! I used to only use contemporary herbs however grew to want utilizing each contemporary and dried herbs on this explicit loaf, for a mixture of contemporary and earthy herb flavour.

• Garlic – Recent, crushed with a garlic crusher or grated, so the flavour infuses higher into the oil than finely chopping with a knife.

• Olive oil – To carry the herb and garlic combination collectively.

• Salt – Brings out the flavours of the herbs.

Batter

The substances of this no yeast bread are much like a muffin, however I altered the recipe to make it much less crumbly, making it appropriate to slice and even to toast. Right here’s what you want.

• Yogurt – A bakers’ trick to make crumbs moist and keep brisker for longer (this stays contemporary within the pantry for five days!). Use any plain, unsweetened yogurt – common or Greek – ideally full fats. Low fats does work however the crumb is a bit much less plush.

• Milk – Common cow milk, full fats really helpful although low fats can be utilized. (The yogurt plus milk basically replaces the buttermilk that was within the unique recipe).

• Flour – plain / all objective flour.

• Baking soda / bi-carbonate – The leavening agent that makes this loaf rise. It’s stronger than baking energy and makes this loaf rise higher with a softer crumb. Nonetheless, when you’re out, you may substitute with 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder.

• Eggs – Ensure you use giant eggs that are 50-55g / 2oz every within the shell, bought in cartons labelled “giant eggs”. In the event you solely have jumbo or XL eggs, see this put up for the right way to measure out the correct quantity.

• Butter and oil – The fats on this loaf. I take advantage of a mix as a result of butter provides higher flavour than oil, however oil makes the crumb of the loaf extra moist, and retains it brisker for longer.

• Garlic – With garlic in each the herb garlic combine AND within the batter, there’s unmissable garlic flavour right here!

• Salt – Brings out the flavour in all the things.

The best way to make Cheese and Garlic Fast Bread

I wish to wedge chunks of cheese within the batter and swirl by way of herb and garlic oil so that you get beautiful pockets of cheese and streaks of herby color, and the beautiful textured crust on prime. However you could possibly simply combine the herb combination and shredded cheese by way of the batter – even sooner to arrange!!

1. Herb garlic combination – Simply put all the things right into a bowl and blend collectively. It needs to be dollop-able, so if it’s slightly on the dry facet simply add a smidge extra oil.

   💡TIP: As an alternative of finely chopping the herbs with a knife, you may blitz it up with a stick blender. It makes it a bit finer and pesto-like so it’s not fairly as inexperienced as soon as baked, nevertheless it works completely and is quicker to make! Instructions in recipe card notes.

2. Dry substances – Whisk the dry substances in a bowl.

3. Moist substances – Whisk the moist substances in a separate bowl.

4. Mix moist and dry – Make a effectively within the centre of the dry substances, pour the moist substances in and blend simply till you may not see any flour. The batter will look slightly lumpy and that’s completely superb. Don’t hold mixing to attempt to make it easy – the lumps bake out and overtaxing makes your loaf crumb much less delicate.

5. Cheese, herb and garlic – I love to do the herb and garlic swirls and cheese ribbons in 3 layers, utilizing a 21 x 11 x 7 cm pan (8.3 x 4.5 x 2.75″) which makes a pleasant tall loaf.

   Unfold 1/3 of the batter within the loaf tin. Dollop 1/3 of the herb garlic combination over and randomly push in and drag the knife by way of – there are not any guidelines or artwork about this. You possibly can simply unfold the combination throughout the floor. Then wedge the cheese slices in, upright, like pictured above, protruding is ok.

   Then repeat this twice extra. It’s superb for the cheese to be protruding the highest – makes the floor golden and cheese crusted!

6. Bake half-hour uncovered at 180°C/350°F (each fan-forced and commonplace ovens).

   In the event you’re questioning why the temperature is identical for each sorts of ovens, since you’re used to seeing the fan oven temp 20°C decrease – good query! Please see FAQ – too prolonged to clarify there. 🙂

7. Bake coated 20 minutes – Take away from the oven and loosely cowl with foil. Then bake for an additional 20 minutes or till a skewer inserted into the center comes out clear.

8. Cool 5 minutes within the loaf tin then a minimum of 10 minutes on a rack earlier than slicing (it’s very fragile when scorching, straight out of the oven).

Butter isn’t wanted.

However it’s all the time welcome.

Serve this for afternoon tea, take it to picnics, as a facet for meals. It’s additionally implausible for dipping into soups and sluggish cooked stews!

 – Nagi x

PS It’s terrific eaten at room temperature but when you will get to it throughout the first couple of hours after taking it out of the oven and also you do the pretend-optional-butter-slather, it could be the perfect factor you eat all week.

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Cheese, Garlic and Herb Fast Bread (no yeast)

Creator: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner: 50 minutes minutes

Cooling: 15 minutes minutes

Whole: 1 hour hr 20 minutes minutes

Bread

Western

Servings8 – 10 folks

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Recipe video above. A bread made with out yeast with swirls of herb and pockets of cheese all through with addictive garlic flavour. Slices effectively and particularly nice toasted!Get pleasure from for morning tea, take to picnics, serve on the facet of meals, dunk into soups and sluggish cooked stews! Serve heat for the perfect consuming expertise, ideally with lashings of butter.PS You possibly can completely use selfmade or store-bought pesto as a substitute of the herb & garlic swirl. Use 1/3 to 1/2 cup. Keep in mind the flavour will solely be nearly as good because the pesto you employ 🙂

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Directions

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (each fan and commonplace ovens).

• Loaf tin – Grease a 21 x 11 x 7 cm loaf pan (8.3 x 4.5 x 2.75″) calmly with butter or oil spray then line with baking paper (parchment paper). (Notice 3)

• Herb and garlic swirl – Combine the substances in a small bowl, it needs to be a thick dollop-able combination.

• Dry substances – Whisk the Dry Elements in a bowl.

• Moist substances – Whisk the moist substances in a separate bowl.

• Mix – Make a effectively within the centre of the Dry Elements. Pour the Moist Elements in and blend till simply mixed.

• Swirls and cheese Layer 1 – Pour 1/3 of the batter into the bread tin. Dollop 1/3 of the herbs throughout the highest then use a knife to “swirl” it into the batter up and down, and likewise turning the batter over (refer photograph under). Use 1/3 of the cheese slices and push them randomly into the batter. Push some all the best way in and go away some poking out of the batter.

• Layers 2 and three – Repeat twice extra. Don’t fret about herb combination uncovered and cheese slices protruding the floor, seems superb when baked!

• Bake for half-hour, or till the highest is golden. Take away from oven and canopy with foil, then bake for an additional 20 minutes (complete baking time 50 minutes). Verify to ensure the centre is cooked by inserting a skewer – it ought to come out clear.

• Cool within the loaf tin for five minutes then flip the bread out onto a cooling rack. Permit to chill for a minimum of one other 10 minutes earlier than reducing thick slices. Butter is elective however all the time welcome!

Recipe Notes:

1. Cheese – pre sliced can be utilized however they’re thinner so you may’t see them as effectively as soon as baked. I like to chop into 3-4mm / 0.1″ thick slices, half about 2.5cm/1″ large and others half that width for random cheese ribbons all through. Guidelines are – there are not any guidelines!
Shredded cheese sub – 2 cups tightly packed / 200g, simply combine into the batter after combining the moist and dry substances simply earlier than scraping into the loaf tin.
Cheese varieties – colby, cheddar and engaging (in style sort in Australia) are my go-tos, although you need to use any you need besides I don’t advocate mozzarella (not sufficient salt or flavour for this recipe).
2. Herbs – Experiment with mixtures! You possibly can substitute the contemporary herbs with 1 tbsp dried herbs. See intro above for utilizing pesto as a substitute (1/3 – 1/2 cup).
Blitzing possibility – As an alternative of chopping the contemporary herbs with a knife, you may simply blitz all the things up with a stick blender. Turns into finer so not fairly as inexperienced as chopping (as soon as baked) however works completely and is quicker. Put all the things in a jug that’s simply sufficiently big to suit the pinnacle of a stick blender (you’ll want 1/2 cup calmly packed parsley and 1/4 cup rosemary leaves) and blitz. Don’t put garlic in entire, takes extra effort to blitz than herbs. You would possibly want an additional tablespoon of oil to loosen it up. 
3. Loaf pan measurement – Bigger pan will simply produce a flatter loaf, nevertheless it works superb!
Retains 4 days in an hermetic container at room temperature. Past this, hold within the fridge and might be toasted to clean up. 
Initially printed September 2015, up to date 6 June 2025 with new and improved recipe (see FAQ for particulars), plus a recipe video added, glowing new pictures and most significantly, Lifetime of Dozer part added!
Vitamin per serving. 

Vitamin Info:

Serving: 104gEnergy: 271cal (14%)Carbohydrates: 29.5g (10%)Protein: 10.5g (21%)Fats: 12.3g (19%)Saturated Fats: 5.1g (32%)Ldl cholesterol: 62mg (21%)Sodium: 512mg (22%)Potassium: 230mg (7%)Fiber: 1.2g (5%)Sugar: 1.7g (2%)Vitamin A: 300IU (6%)Calcium: 240mg (24%)Iron: 2.2mg (12%)

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