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Cheese, Herb & Garlic Quick Bread (No Yeast)

By:Nagi
Published:4 Sep '15Updated:5 Mar '21
194 Comments
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A no yeast bread that is super quick to prepare! With swirls of herbs and ribbons of melted cheese, this is a wonderful afternoon tea served with lashings of butter, or for dipping into soups.

I like to wedge chunks of cheese in the batter so you get lovely pockets of cheese and the lovely textured crust on top. But you could just mix it through – even faster to prepare!!

Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this no yeast bread is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this. recipetineats.com

A terrific no yeast bread recipe

I don’t often bake with yeast because it requires patience for the dough to rise.

Oh, and the kneading.

I’ve actually got reasonable upper body strength. My challenge is my height. Sigh. OK, there you have it. I haven’t admitted this on my blog before but not only do I have abnormally small Baby-Hands, I am also vertically challenged.

For those of you also in the same boat, you will understand when I say that kneading is much harder for short people because the work surface is higher and you don’t get the benefit of being able to push down with your body weight.

I can’t believe I just wrote that. How embarrassing.

So. I love no yeast breads that don’t call for kneading – quick breads like this recipe, and these No Knead Dinner Rolls.

Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this.

Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this no yeast bread is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this. recipetineats.com

The ingredients of this no yeast bread are similar to a muffin but I altered the recipe to make it less crumbly, making it suitable to slice and even to toast. It is light, fluffy and super moist.

I like to add the herbs and slices of cheese in after pouring the batter into the bread tin so that you get “swirls” of herb and pockets of cheese in the bread, rather than almost invisible bits of herb and grated cheese all throughout which you can’t really see. But this step is optional. The easier and faster way to make this is to mix grated cheese and herb into the batter, then just pour it all into the tin.

Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this.

This bread lasts quite well – really fresh for 3 days in a very airtight container, up to 4 is ok. Beyond 4 I would toast it and store it in the fridge.

Serve this as a side for meals, or for afternoon tea served with lashings of butter. It’s also fantastic for dipping into soups and slow cooked stews!

 – Nagi x


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Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this no yeast bread is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this. recipetineats.com

Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this no yeast bread is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this. recipetineats.com

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Cheese Herb and Garlic Quick Bread - true to its name, this is QUICK to prepare! Love the pockets of cheese and herb in this.

No Yeast Cheese, Garlic and Herb Bread

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 40 minutes mins
Total: 50 minutes mins
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4.91 from 42 votes
Servings8
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A bread made without yeast with swirls of herb and pockets of cheese throughout. Slices well and especially great toasted!

Ingredients

Cheese and Herbs

  • 4 tbsp fresh herbs , finely chopped (I used a mix of dill, rosemary, parsley and thyme) (Note 1)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 oz / 150g block cheese (cheddar or tasty), cut into 2mm / 0.1" thick slices (about 10 to 12 slices) (Note 2)
  • Butter for greasing

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (See Note 3 for substitute)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 small garlic cloves , crushed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  • Grease a bread tin (21 x 11 cm / 8" x 4") or small cake tin with butter.
  • Mix the herbs and olive oil in a small bowl.
  • Sift the Dry Ingredients into a bowl.
  • Combine the Wet Ingredients into a bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Make a well in the centre of the Dry Ingredients. Pour the Wet Ingredients in and mix until just combined.
  • Pour 1/3 of the batter into the bread tin. Dollop half the herbs across the top then use a knife to "swirl" it into the batter up and down, and also turning the batter over (refer photo below).
  • Use half the cheese slices and push them randomly into the batter. Push some all the way in and leave some poking out of the batter.
  • Pour the remaining batter over the top. Dollop and swirl the remaining herbs, then randomly wedge in the remaining cheese, pushing most of it below the surface of the batter. Even out the surface.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden. Remove from oven and cover with foil, then bake for a further 15 to 20 minutes (total baking time of 45 to 50 minutes). Check to make sure the centre is cooked by inserting a skewer - it should come out clean.
  • Turn the bread out onto a cooking rack. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting.

Recipe Notes:

1. You can substitute the fresh herbs with 2 tbsp dried herbs.
2. You can substitute with pre sliced cheese but I found it did not work as well because they are slightly thinner so they sort of disappear when baked. Cutting it yourself means you can cut them slightly thicker so you will end up with some ribbons of melted cheese in the bread.
You can also substitute with grated cheese. If you do this, mix it straight into the batter just before pouring it in the tin.
Tasty cheese is a common type of cheese here in Australia. A great all rounder and very good value. You can use any type of melting cheese with flavour / salt that you wish. Colby, Monterey Jack, cheddar, gruyere are all great! I don't recommend Mozzarella - it does not have enough salt or flavour for this particular recipe.
3. You can substitute this with 1 cup + 3 tbsp milk at room temperature +
1 tbsp vinegar. Set aside for 10 minutes until the surface of the milk curdles. Then use the milk, including the curdled bits, as the buttermilk in this recipe.
4. Store in an airtight container for 3 days (4+ days, keep it in the fridge and toast to freshen up).
5. Nutrition per serving. 
No Yeast Herb Garlic Cheese Bread Nutrition

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 104gCalories: 271cal (14%)Carbohydrates: 29.5g (10%)Protein: 10.5g (21%)Fat: 12.3g (19%)Saturated Fat: 5.1g (32%)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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194 Comments

  1. Kate says

    August 7, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    5 stars
    Another great recipe! Realised too late I didn’t have enough milk to turn into buttermilk, but had left over yoghurt sauce with garlic, lemon and dill. Used that with 1/4 cup of greek yoghurt (all I had left!)
    Then used dried rosemary and colby cheese. We ate it still warm with home made vegetable soup. So, so good together! This morning toasted a slice to eat with my egg for breakfast. Also a great pairing. Will definitely make again. Since I started making your Artisan bread, 18 months ago. I haven’t bought bread from the shop

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  2. Linda says

    April 19, 2023 at 11:03 am

    Haha, Nagi I hear you. At 5ft im also vertically challenged and avoid recipes where I have to knead long so this was perfect for me and very easy to follow. Recommend to other shorties (or anyone else for that matter) to go for it!

    Reply
  3. Xavier Castillo says

    October 8, 2022 at 8:20 am

    5 stars
    I just made this load of bread and it was simply amazing. I can’t wait to make it again for tomorrow when friends will be over for dinner. Thank you so much for sharing all your great recipes! Cheers****

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    July 28, 2022 at 8:43 am

    Nagi, Is it correct that there is no butter or oil in the actual dough?

    Reply
  5. Natalie says

    April 10, 2022 at 12:57 am

    Plain flour…. Is it all purpose or self rising?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm

      Hi Natalie – plain flour is the same as all-purpose. If it calls for self-rising (self-raising) then I will say that in the recipe. N x

      Reply
  6. Karen A Cebula says

    March 14, 2022 at 11:09 pm

    This was delicious and the recipe worked perfectly!

    Reply
  7. MariStar says

    February 24, 2022 at 7:10 am

    Has anyone made this with sliced green olives and peppers?
    What about 2% LF Greek yogurt in place of buttermilk? Is it a 1:1 rato?
    Great recipe! Thanks, Nagi.

    Reply
  8. brent martin says

    December 28, 2021 at 3:40 am

    Hey I made this delicious bread and found it too salty for my liking. Do you have to have salt in the recipe?

    Reply
  9. Vannesa says

    November 12, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    Hello! Do you have the metric measurements for this recipe? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      November 15, 2021 at 4:52 pm

      Hi Vanessa – almost all of my recipes have a toggle button at the top for metric or cups. N x

      Reply
  10. Janet says

    October 25, 2021 at 1:48 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic!
    I used gluten free flour and made my buttermilk with evaporated milk. So 😋 yummy!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 26, 2021 at 12:14 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed it Janet! N x

      Reply
  11. Catherine says

    September 19, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    5 stars
    Made this yesterday and like every Nagi recipe I’ve tried so far, it worked a treat. As I am baking in a toaster oven and it can be a bit unpredictable, I was a little concerned the centre may not be cooked thoroughly, so a put in back in for an extra 10 minutes at a slightly lower 160 and there were no problems. Next time I think I’ll trust the process and not worry about the extra time.

    Reply
  12. Georgia-Lee Cole says

    August 10, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi, I’d just like to thank you for your absolutely brilliant recipes. Yours is without a doubt my most trusted online recipe hub, you write beautifully and provide the additional details other sites leave out. I cook from online recipes several times a week & very rarely go past one of yours when available. At my 50th in 2019 I included one wet dish to compliment the tapas / finger food menu which was your Asian Beef bowls served over rice. Needless to say it was a huge hit with my 110 guests & I’ve shared that recipe repeatedly. I’m about to make the cheese garlic & herb bread & know it will be amazing!! Thanks so much for all of your work & research that makes cooking your food an absolute joy. Cheers Georgia-Lee

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  13. Julie says

    July 18, 2021 at 7:12 pm

    Yummo! Will definitely be making this again. Went perfectly with Pumpkin Soup tonight. Warm tummies all around. Might cut down on the herbs next time though. 🙂

    Reply
  14. debbie brims says

    May 27, 2021 at 8:50 am

    5 stars
    Very tasty, but, when I removed it from the oven it went flat! It was still very tasty with Leek and Potato soup. Any idea why it went flat?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 27, 2021 at 11:26 am

      Oh no, do you mean it sunk Debbie? N x

      Reply
  15. Tom Gavin says

    March 1, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    5 stars
    i have used full fat natural greek yoghurt instead of buttermilk, worked well and found it to be a bit lighter.

    Reply
  16. Tom Gavin says

    March 1, 2021 at 8:28 pm

    5 stars
    I have used full fat natural greek yoghurt instead of buttermilk, it gives it a lighter texture.

    Reply
  17. Tom Gavin says

    March 1, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    ! cup is 128 grammes

    Reply
  18. Jane says

    February 23, 2021 at 2:45 am

    Lovely bread recipe
    Can you make this with marmite/vegimite?

    Reply
  19. Sharon Stephens says

    January 22, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    Hi would you be able to do a conversion table. I’m in the UK and love your Recipies but struggle with what a cup amount is in both dry and wet ingredients. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 23, 2021 at 9:23 am

      Hi Sharon, sorry this is one of my older recipes, I’ll get the metric measurements on there (all my new ones have a toggle where it’s easily converted) N x

      Reply
  20. Dabney says

    December 22, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Hi Nagi, this recipe sounds delicious! I’m hoping to make this for my family soon, but my sister can’t eat cheese. I’m wondering if I can omit the cheese and use just the garlic and herbs instead? Thanks!

    Reply
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