Description

This easy-to-make bread machine cheese bread combines the savory flavors of cheddar cheese and crispy bacon for a delicious homemade loaf. Perfect for sandwiches, toast, or a flavorful side, this recipe utilizes a bread machine to simplify the baking process and yield a soft, cheesy bread with a lightly crisp crust.

Ingredients

Scale

Liquids

1 cup Water, warm (100 – 110 ℉)
1 tablespoon Butter, room temperature
1 Egg, beaten

Add-ins

¼ cup Cooked Bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
¾ cup Cheddar cheese (or any preferred cheese)

Dry Ingredients

1½ tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
3 cup Bread flour
1½ teaspoon Active Dry Yeast

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients: Gather all the ingredients, ensuring that the water is warmed to 100 – 110 ℉ and the butter is at room temperature. Beat the egg and crumble the cooked bacon.
Load Liquids into Bread Machine: Place the warm water into your bread machine’s mixing and baking pan first, followed by the room temperature butter as recommended by most manufacturers.
Add Cheese, Bacon, and Egg: Add the crumbled cooked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, and the beaten egg directly on top of the liquids in the bread pan.
Add Dry Ingredients: Layer the sugar, salt, and bread flour over the mixture. Finally, add the active dry yeast on top of the dry ingredients, avoiding direct contact with liquids to allow proper yeast activation.
Set Bread Machine: Select the ‘Basic’ bread setting for a 1½ lb loaf with either a light or medium crust option. Start the machine to initiate mixing, kneading, rising, and baking.
Remove and Cool: Once baking is complete and the timer signals, carefully remove the bread pan from the machine. If the paddle remains inside the loaf, gently remove it with a fork or hook. Transfer the bread to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.

Notes

Use warm water (not hot) to prevent killing the yeast and achieve proper fermentation.
Ensure all ingredients, especially butter and egg, are at room temperature for optimal dough texture.
Do not overload the bread machine — follow the ingredient quantities exactly to avoid overflow or malfunction.
If the dough feels too dry during the initial mix, add water a tablespoon at a time until it is soft and elastic.
Allow the bread to cool fully on a wire rack before slicing to maintain crumb structure.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes (includes mixing, rising, and baking time in bread machine)
Category: Bread
Method: Bread Machine Baking
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of loaf)
Calories: 173 kcal
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 294 mg
Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
Trans Fat: 0.04 g
Carbohydrates: 25 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 7 g
Cholesterol: 26 mg

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