Cheddar Quick Bread + Mustard Magick

Name: Cheddar Quick Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1-1/2 teaspoons dry mustard; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup milk; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups shredded cheddar

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This Cheddar Quick Bread is easy to make and doesn't require hours of rising time. Plus, it's jam packed with cheddar cheese, so I know you're gonna love it.

Now that we're all back to school and summer has pretty much ended, can we all forget about that hot girl summer, beach body BS and get back to eating our carbs in peace? I can't even remember the last time I put on a bathing suit. Possibly Greece in 2018? After Covid lockdowns, just putting on real pants feels like an imposition. I'm not about to put an ounce of energy into caring what strangers think of my body.

Though the return of autumn in a country that never has a proper summer isn't quite as rewarding, I still love it. Soup, pumpkins, sweaters, boots, heck, I'd even be up for going to a high school football game if that was a thing. I cherish this feeling because I know it won't be long before I'm complaining about how dark it is all the time. These are precious moments, kids.

What makes Cheddar Quick Bread so awesome?

We should celebrate these glorious days by baking a loaf of Cheddar Quick Bread. There are two cups of shredded cheese mixed into this bad boy. I'm not giving you some boring bread with a little bit of cheese sprinkled on top. You're getting cheesy action in every single bite. And since it's chemically leavened, you don't have to wait around for a hundred years for it to rise. And don't freak out at the word chemical. That just means it's leavened with baking soda, aka bicarb, instead of yeast.

I love to eat this bread warm and slathered with butter, but I've also used it for open-faced breakfast sandwiches with bacon and egg. It would be a great accompaniment to a soup or stew to warm you up after that first chilly day of Autumn. It could also make a tasty after school snack.

Cheddar Quick Bread sliced with a bread knife

How to make Cheddar Quick Bread

We use the muffin method to make this bread. Combine all your dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. We're working with flour, baking soda, and mustard powder. In a separate container, whisk together all your dry ingredients as well as a couple things that will dissolve in the liquid. We've got eggs, vegetable oil, milk, a little sugar, and some salt.

Add your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and use a spatula to fold them together quickly and gently so you don't overwork the mixture. Finally, fold in a ton of cheddar cheese. Two cups, kids. You can hold back a few pinches to scatter on top for artistic purposes.

Transfer this to a greased or lined loaf pan and bake in a 375 oven for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. You'll get cleaner slices if you wait for it to cool completely before digging in, but I've never managed to wait that long. This is best eaten within the first couple of days, so wrap any leftovers in foil, but don't forget about it.

FAQ

Could I use a different kind of cheese for this?

I definitely think this would work with any type of cheese with similar texture and moisture content. I'd love to try this with Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack. If you're in the UK, go for Red Leicester.

Cheddar Quick Bread slices with silver knife

Magickal properties of mustard

If you notice that this bread has just the slightest hint of heat, that's from the mustard powder. I love its subtle flavor here. My intuition tells me that mustard would be good to use when you want to create a big impact from something very small. Mustard seeds are tiny, but they have very big flavor, so I think they must have some amplification properties.

Black mustard seeds were used in an Indian spell to protect children against the Evil Eye. You can also bury yellow mustard seed under the threshold of your home to prevent the entry of negative spirits. Mustard is pretty fiery, so I can see where it gets its protective properties. (Source: Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells by Judika Illes)

For more on the magickal properties of this recipe, check out my Kitchen Magick page.

Cheddar Quick Bread sliced on a wooden board

Eat what you want. Have some Cheddar Quick Bread. Enjoy every moment. Make it awesome.

Looking for more awesome quick bread recipes? Try some Cheddar Habanero Cornbread or some Whole Wheat Guinness Soda Bread.