Bacon Cheese & Jalapeno Quick Bread
This savory Bacon Cheese and Jalapeno Bread delicious when enjoyed hot from the oven, used for sandwich bread or toasted for breakfast! It is a easy quick bread recipe.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 451kcal
Ingredients
- 12-14 slices of cooked good quality bacon crumbled
- 3 cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 TBS baking powder
- 1 TBS sugar
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 2 cups shredded cheese I use 1 cup Monterey Jack and 1 cup cheddar, I have also done ½ Mozzarella and ½ cheddar
- 2 jalapenos diced (remove seeds for less heat)
- 2 scallions sliced thin optional
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 TBS melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a loaf pan (9x5 or 9x6)
- Cook your bacon until crisp. Blot grease, cool and crumble. Set aside.
- Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Set aside.
- In your main bowl, mix together cream cheese, shredded cheese(s), jalapenos, scallions if adding and bacon. Mix just until combined.
- Add flour mixture to the cheese mixture along with the egg, milk and melted butter and mix just until combined.
- Bake in a greased loaf pan for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly dry.
Nutrition
Serving: 8g | Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 640mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 574IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 305mg | Iron: 3mg