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No Yeast Cheese, Garlic and Herb Bread

A bread made without yeast with swirls of herb and pockets of cheese throughout. Slices well and especially great toasted!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 271 kcal
Course: Bread

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

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  1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  2. Grease a bread tin (21 x 11 cm / 8" x 4") or small cake tin with butter.
  3. Mix the herbs and olive oil in a small bowl.
  4. Sift the Dry Ingredients into a bowl.
  5. Combine the Wet Ingredients into a bowl and whisk to combine.
  6. Make a well in the centre of the Dry Ingredients. Pour the Wet Ingredients in and mix until just combined.
  7. 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).
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Turn the bread out onto a cooking rack. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting.

Notes

  • You can substitute the fresh herbs with 2 tbsp dried herbs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Store in an airtight container for 3 days (4+ days, keep it in the fridge and toast to freshen up).
  • Nutrition per serving. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 104g Calories 271cal (14%) Carbohydrates 29.5g (10%) Protein 10.5g (21%) Fat 12.3g (19%) Saturated Fat 5.1g (26%) Cholesterol 62mg (21%) Sodium 512mg (21%) Potassium 230mg (7%) Fiber 1.2g (5%) Sugar 1.7g (3%) Vitamin A 300IU (6%) Calcium 240mg (24%) Iron 2.2mg (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 271

% Daily Value*

Serving 104g
Calories 271cal 14%
Carbohydrates 29.5g 10%
Protein 10.5g 21%
Fat 12.3g 19%
Saturated Fat 5.1g 26%
Cholesterol 62mg 21%
Sodium 512mg 21%
Potassium 230mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Sugar 1.7g 3%
Vitamin A 300IU 6%
Calcium 240mg 24%
Iron 2.2mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.