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This Cheesy English Muffin Bread is an easy to make bread that comes together quickly and is full of cheddar cheese! It bakes into a beautiful loaf that’s perfect for grilled cheese, toast, or sandwich bread.
Editing the pictures of this cheesy english muffin bread is making me seriously hungry right now. It’s taking a lot to not dip out on writing this post in favor of skipping to the kitchen to make another loaf – but this is so good, I need to get it into your hands ASAP.
I’ve been loving making breads recently (you saw my blueberry bagels a few weeks ago, right?). I especially love it since I’ve discovered instant yeast. Instead of having to proof yeast, you just stir it in with the flour and add your hot liquid. Voila. Stress free!
I don’t like having to wait ages for my bread to be ready either. I don’t want to wait forever for the dough to rise, or double rise. Thankfully, this recipe has one rise. It only takes 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the temperature of your kitchen. You only need a few minutes to stir up the ingredients and less than a half hour of baking time. You’ll be enjoying this bread in less than 2 hours!!
Crisp and cheesy are the best words to describe the golden exterior crust! The inside of the bread is super fluffy, with that awesome craggy english muffin texture. The bubbles are smaller than what you see in a regular english muffin. But, this bread definitely still has little nooks and crannies for your butter to melt into.
There’s also 2 cups of cheddar cheese dispersed throughout the loaf. The cheese gives the whole loaf a mild cheddar flavor and pockets of delicious melted cheese swirled throughout. Where the cheese really shines is the crust, so save the end pieces for yourself. They get cheesy and caramelized and it’s so, so good.
Ways to use cheesy English muffin bread:
Of course, this bread slices easily and does great in the toaster. But here are my favorite ways to amp it up:
- Grilled Cheese – this bread makes the best grilled cheeses EVER
- Sandwich Bread – any sandwich is so good piled on this bread. Bonus points if you put it in a panini press!
- Toast – load it up with your favorite toast toppings. Avocado, cream cheese, butter: they’re all delicious here.
- Make Croutons – delicious homemade croutons from this bread would make for a fantastic soup or salad topping.
How to store:
Room Temperature: store in a bread bag, bread box, or a slightly open plastic bag at room temperature for 2-3 days.
Refrigerator: keeps well in the fridge in an airtight bag for up to 1 week.
Freezer: slice and freeze in a freezer bag or airtight container for up to 6 months.
Want more easy bread recipes?
- Blueberry Bagels
- Cheesy Pesto Swirl Loaf
- Pepperoni Pizza Pull Apart Bread
- Asiago Everything Bagels
- Pumpkin Pecan Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread
- Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Cheesy English Muffin Bread
Ingredients
- 3 cups 12.75 oz all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Lightly grease an 8½” x 4½” loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and instant yeast.
- Combine the milk, water, and oil in a separate, microwave-safe bowl or liquid measuring cup, and heat to between 120°F and 130°F. If you don’t have a thermometer, the liquid should feel hotter than warm, but not so hot that is it uncomfortable to touch.
- Pour the hot liquid over the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl.
- Beat at high speed for 1 minute. The dough will be very soft. Add cheese and mix on low to combine.
- Scoop the soft dough into the pan and spread it out evenly. Cover the pan, and let the dough rise till it’s just barely over the top of the pan. This will take about 45 minutes to 1 hour, if you heated the liquid to the correct temperature and your kitchen isn’t very cold.
- While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Remove the cover, and bake the bread for 22 to 27 minutes, until it is golden brown and the interior temperature is 190°F. If you do not have an thermometer, the bread will sound hollow if you knock on the bottom of the pan when it is done.
- Remove the bread from the oven, and after 5 minutes turn it out of the pan onto a rack to cool. Let the bread cool completely before slicing.
Oh yes!! I am going to make a gf version of this pronto! You are making me hungry!!
Wait, instant yeast?! How have I never heard of this? I have got to try this out ASAP! And this would make such an ultimate grilled cheese. Yum!
I love it that you mentioned grilled cheese because it’s the first thing I thought of when I read the title and saw that first picture. I think a grilled cheese with this would be epic and I’m gonna find out! :)
Please please do and report back so I can be jealous of the cheesy goodness :) thanks, Marissa!
How have I not heard of this magical instant yeast either? And a grilled cheese would totally be amazing on this bread!
This bread looks Perfect. With a capital p! I can only imagine how great the buttery soft crumb of this bread pairs with cheese…yum!
oh…yes…cheese…carbs…mmmmmm
I can see why editing the pictures of this tasty bread is making you yearn for another loaf. Looking at the photos makes me wish that I had one as well. When given the choice of breads, I always go with the one that is topped with Asiago cheese – cheddar works just as well. :-)
This bread would be delicious with Asiago too…any type of cheese, really :) cheese does no wrong! Thanks so much, Lynn.
Mmmmmmm carbzzzzz :D I do have one question though, what is it that makes something “English muffiny”??? Like versus just regular bread? What would I do differently?
There’s nothing you need to do different, it’s just the way that the bread bakes up has little nooks and crannies that give it a texture similar to an englsih muffin!
Oh, this bread looks amazing, Rachel!! Grilled cheese sandwiches on cheesy english muffin bread?! Sounds perfect. :D
Wow! This bread looks amazing! I’ve never been one to make my own bread, but this one seems doable!