CHEESY ONION BACON BREAD
Made with crispy bacon, savory onion, and plenty of cheddar cheese, this easy homemade bread is perfect as a side dish, appetizer, or snack. Whether you’re serving it at a family dinner or taking it to a potluck, it’s always a favorite.
Why You’ll Love This Cheesy Bacon Onion Bread
We all agree.. the texture and taste of this bread is wonderful and it will go with just about any meal! We love it with spaghetti, but honestly, the flavor is so good, it’s great on its own. This bread is very moist and the texture is great. We love the bacon with it, it really adds to it, and we love to add some to the top of the loaf too. It’s easy to make and always a hit!
Variations (Add Jalapeños, Different Cheeses, etc.)
All recipes are versatile, especially this bread. You could easily add chopped jalapenos to give it a little spice. You would want to chop them fine and pat them dry. We love the cheddar cheese, but you can always switch that up. You can also use turkey bacon if that is what you prefer. We prefer to make this recipe with buttermilk; the fat content in the buttermilk works well.
What To Serve This Bread With:
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Cheesy Onion Bacon Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons butter or margarine melted
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 5 slices bacon cooked crisp and crumbled, optional
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, poppy seeds, parsley flakes and garlic powder
- In a smaller bowl whisk together buttermilk, melted butter and eggs. Add to dough mixture.
- Fold in crumbled bacon, shredded cheese and onion. Mix well with a spoon. Spray a 9 x 4 inch bread pan with cooking spray. Add bread dough and bake in preheated 350 degree oven 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for about 10 minutes. Makes 1 loaf.
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Hi there the recipe looks so tasty l can,t wait to try it, is there a chance you can freeze it till its time to use it, thank you .
I think you could, however I have never tried it.
How can I substitute fresh garlic for powder ?
1 clove of garlic equals 1/3 teaspoon of powder, Dorothy. I hope this helps.
Headed back home tomorrow to Louisville from Chesapeake, VA to help my Mom with Breast Cancer surgery…I’ll make this with some of this when I make some Vegetable Beef Soup…I bet this will be yummy!
I wonder if ya used Lipton onion soup in place of the Onion if it would give it a deeper richer taste? sounds like this would be WONDERFUL for onion soup with all the melty cheese on top.!! now I want onion soup…LOL
You can try it.
I know this is an old post but I agree with you Onion Soup Mix sounds great. I add one pkg to my vegetable beef soup and it is fantastic.
I can’t wait to try the bread recipe, it sounds wonderful !!!”
You are a woman after my heart,this is going to be the star of the meal,,matter of fact sounds good enough to eat all my it’s self! Thanks for this..
Yummmm. Delicious looking bread!!
Yummy, Made this to go with my Mushroom & Dijon Pork Chops with Potatoes and Green Beans Almondine… My family went crazy for it. Gonna make 2 loafs for family dinner next Sunday…thanks for sharing! I have a photo of it on my fb page along with your link for my friends to try.
Thank you Ronda! Happy your family enjoyed this bread and thanks for recommending to your friends as well. Hope you are having a good weekend.
This looks lovely! I have been on a bit of a bread making kick lately. Actually whipping up a focaccia bread now. Its resting as I type! 🙂 This is a delicious bread I look forward to trying.
Looks very similar to a recipe my parents used to make, delicious! Great with homemade soups too. 🙂 Thanks, might just have to put one together for dinner tonight!
Sounds amazing! Love the combo of all the flavors…and would be good with soup that I seem to make often. Thanks Judy!
yum! I just may have to make this today!