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 type of recipes that isn’t really 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 tender fluffy crumb loaded with garlicky, herby goodness and tacky ribbons operating by way of each slice.
However the very best half is probably that you just’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 referred to 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!
Components
Right here’s what that you must make this:
Flavourings – cheese, herb and garlic
The cheese is lower 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 possibly can completely use home made or store-bought pesto!)
Cheese – I like to make use of cheddar, colby or tasty cheese (a kind of cheddar standard right here in Australia). Nonetheless, you should utilize any melting cheese you need although I don’t advocate utilizing mozzarella (flavour and salt too delicate) or onerous cheeses like parmesan, pecorino (too salty).
Contemporary herbs – I like the mix of rosemary for earthy, herby flavour (and likewise as a result of I’ve ample provides from the backyard) and parsley for contemporary inexperienced flavour. Rosemary is kind of sturdy 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 desire utilizing each contemporary and dried herbs on this explicit loaf, for a mixture of contemporary and earthy herb flavour.
Garlic – Contemporary, crushed with a garlic crusher or grated, so the flavour infuses higher into the oil than finely chopping with a knife.
Olive oil – To deliver the herb and garlic combination collectively.
Salt – Brings out the flavours of the herbs.
Batter
The elements 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 more energizing 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 advisable although low fats can be utilized. (The yogurt plus milk basically replaces the buttermilk that was within the unique recipe).
Flour – plain / all function 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 possibly can substitute with 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder.
Eggs – Ensure you use massive eggs that are 50-55g / 2oz every within the shell, offered in cartons labelled “massive eggs”. When you solely have jumbo or XL eggs, see this publish for the right way to measure out the right amount.
Butter and oil – The fats on this loaf. I exploit 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 more energizing 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 pieces.
Easy methods 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 pretty pockets of cheese and streaks of herby color, and the stunning textured crust on prime. However you might simply combine the herb combination and shredded cheese by way of the batter – even sooner to arrange!!
Herb garlic combination – Simply put all the pieces right into a bowl and blend collectively. It needs to be dollop-able, so if it’s somewhat on the dry aspect simply add a smidge extra oil.
💡TIP: As a substitute of finely chopping the herbs with a knife, you possibly can 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.
Dry elements – Whisk the dry elements in a bowl.
Moist elements – Whisk the moist elements in a separate bowl.
Mix moist and dry – Make a nicely within the centre of the dry elements, pour the moist elements in and blend simply till you possibly can now not see any flour. The batter will look somewhat lumpy and that’s completely high quality. Don’t maintain mixing to attempt to make it clean – the lumps bake out and overtaxing makes your loaf crumb much less tender.
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 might 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 high quality for the cheese to be protruding the highest – makes the floor golden and cheese crusted!
Bake half-hour uncovered at 180°C/350°F (each fan-forced and normal ovens).
When you’re questioning why the temperature is identical for each kinds 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. 🙂
Bake lined 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.
Cool 5 minutes within the loaf tin then no less than 10 minutes on a rack earlier than slicing (it’s very fragile when scorching, straight out of the oven).
Butter isn’t wanted.
Nevertheless it’s all the time welcome.
Serve this for afternoon tea, take it to picnics, as a aspect for meals. It’s additionally implausible for dipping into soups and gradual cooked stews!
– Nagi x
PS It’s terrific eaten at room temperature but when you may get to it inside the first couple of hours after taking it out of the oven and also you do the pretend-optional-butter-slather, it might be the very best factor you eat all week.
FAQ
The unique recipe revealed in 2015 included buttermilk. Over time, as I’ve made this recipe for myself, I discovered myself tweaking it out of necessity as a result of buttermilk is just not a fridge staple for me.
As a substitute, I used a mix of yogurt and milk that are each fridge staples. Ultimately, these grew to become normal inclusions in loaf recipes like this, each candy and savoury. Not simply due to comfort as a result of I all the time have the elements, but in addition as a result of it makes a greater loaf. The crumb comes out extra tender and never solely that, the loaf stays more energizing for longer – 4 to five days, in comparison with 2 to three days with the buttermilk model.
I’m afraid I haven’t tried this with gluten-free flour. Sorry!
4 days within the pantry, then for day 5 and past, simply flippantly toast it to freshen it up.
Honestly although, if I’m not having fun with this heat, freshly made, I just about all the time toast it!
The unique recipe I revealed in 2015 was a recipe I already had that I had been making for myself through the years. Thoughts you, again then, I used to be just one yr into this web site so I nonetheless had loads of recipes in my stash to dig into. As of late, most recipes are model new creations. 🙂
So, the unique recipe didn’t require improvement. This new and improved model is one which advanced through the years as I used to be making this recipe for myself and I used to be tweaking it. As soon as I realise it had been a couple of years that I’d been holding the improved model for myself, I realised it was time to share! 🙂
As this one was an current recipe of mine, JB wasn’t concerned within the improvement course of. Nonetheless, as with each recipe we publish, he made it independently to double test the recipe. Comfortable to report he loved it!
Normally, the temperature for fan-forced ovens is 20°C decrease than normal ovens. So, most of my recipes say to pre-heat ovens to 180°C for normal ovens or 160°C for fan-forced ovens. It is because the impact of the fan is that the warmth within the oven is stronger and bakes issues sooner.
One of the simplest ways to clarify that is in case you are moist on a chilly day, you’re feeling colder when the wind blows. Followers in ovens work the identical – it makes issues prepare dinner sooner.
With this loaf although, maybe due to the peak and many of the cooking of the within of the loaf is completed when it’s lined in foil, I discovered that it takes means longer at 160°C fan-forced than a 180°C normal oven. However once I elevated the fan oven as much as 180°C, it baked on the identical time. This occurs with some recipes, on occasion. 🙂 An anomaly, nevertheless it’s not exceptional!
As a substitute of chopping the contemporary herbs with a knife, you possibly can simply blitz all the pieces up with a stick blender. The herbs are chopped finer so the swirls/dollops usually are not fairly as inexperienced as soon as baked, nevertheless it works completely and is actually sooner!
To do that, put all the pieces in a jug that’s simply large enough to suit the pinnacle of a stick blender. You’ll want 1/2 cup flippantly packed parsley and 1/4 cup rosemary leaves. Don’t put garlic in entire, takes extra effort to blitz than herbs so that you’ll find yourself over blitzing the herbs right into a inexperienced smoothie, so put it in grated or crushed with garlic press.
Then blitz till the herbs are finely chopped, however cease earlier than you flip it right into a inexperienced smoothie. You would possibly want an additional tablespoon of oil to loosen the combination up.
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Cheese, Garlic and Herb Fast Bread (no yeast)
Prep: 15 minutes
Prepare dinner: 50 minutes
Cooling: 15 minutes
Complete: 1 hour 20 minutes
Bread
Western
Servings8 – 10 folks
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Directions
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (each fan and normal ovens).
Loaf tin – Grease a 21 x 11 x 7 cm loaf pan (8.3 x 4.5 x 2.75″) flippantly with butter or oil spray then line with baking paper (parchment paper). (Observe 3)
Herb and garlic swirl – Combine the elements in a small bowl, it needs to be a thick dollop-able combination.
Dry elements – Whisk the Dry Components in a bowl.
Moist elements – Whisk the moist elements in a separate bowl.
Mix – Make a nicely within the centre of the Dry Components. Pour the Moist Components 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, appears wonderful 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). Test 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 no less than one other 10 minutes earlier than slicing thick slices. Butter is non-compulsory however all the time welcome!
Recipe Notes:
Shredded cheese sub – 2 cups tightly packed / 200g, simply combine into the batter after combining the moist and dry elements simply earlier than scraping into the loaf tin.
Cheese varieties – colby, cheddar and engaging (standard sort in Australia) are my go-tos, although you should utilize 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 a substitute of chopping the contemporary herbs with a knife, you possibly can simply blitz all the pieces 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 pieces in a jug that’s simply large enough to suit the pinnacle of a stick blender (you’ll want 1/2 cup flippantly 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 high quality!
Retains 4 days in an hermetic container at room temperature. Past this, maintain within the fridge and will be toasted to clean up.
Initially revealed 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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Lifetime of Dozer
Very massive canine underneath a wobbly tripod with a really costly digital camera. What may go fallacious??😅
This was early right this moment, within the shoot room. Filming and photographing a glowing new recipe for subsequent week! Dozer doesn’t realise but that it’s vegetarian. 😂
