Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Bread (Bread Machine Recipe)
“I have way too many delicious gluten free breads… I’m not sure which one to make next” -- said no person ever! Too many delicious gluten free breads?! Tell me where to go!
While I am still working my way through hundreds of gluten free bread recipes (not to mention the several hundred I've published here on the website), I still have so many more to prep, bake and test [eat] ?. But for all the ones that I share here, there are an equal number that are complete flops.
What I can promise you about this recipe though, is that it is not a flop. It is a win. It's actually a double win because it's the kind of bread that you can serve to dinner guests and they will compliment you on it.
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This gluten free cheddar cheese bread for the bread machine will have your guests asking you for the recipe.
Just look at these slices. Oh. my.
Chock full of high quality cheddar cheese and perfectly seasoned with herbs and spices, this large loaf gets a solid two thumbs up.
The recipe does take a good while from start to finish. A very long tease if you will. But the good thing is that it’s a set it and forget type bread recipe, which, let’s face it, there’s not that many of those types of recipes out there – especially with gluten free baking – so when I find one that I can do the prep work beforehand, start it, then come back and have a freshly baked loaf, I don’t mind the wait. Or least I don’t mind it as much. And I don’t think you’ll mind it as much either.
Recipe
Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Bread
Ingredients
Method
- In a medium bowl, combine the room temperature wet ingredients and mix well.
- In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients. Use a wire whisk to make sure it’s all thoroughly mixed.
- In the pan of your bread machine, add the wet ingredients first, then add the dry ingredients on top.
- Select setting 3 – whole wheat setting – and press start.
- For the first 5 minutes or so, keep a spatula handy to push the mixture down and make sure it’s mixing well.
- This setting should be about 4 hours – after it’s done, remove the beautiful, long awaited loaf from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately before adding to the bread machine pan.
- Check the batter as it's mixing to scrape down any flour.
- Remove the bread from the bread machine pan after 5 minutes of cooling.
Want more delicious bread recipes? Check out this Gluten Free Dinner Rolls Recipe next!
I got an old bread machine for free & decided to give it a go with this recipe. I used a GF flour that's 1-for-1 substitute for regular flour. So, I omitted the xanthan gum (because it's included in the flour mix). I also added 1.5 tsp of garlic (which is amazing). The bread is what I have missed most about being GF... it's dense and moist and delish! One problem, and hence my question... the middle fell. So my loaf looks a bit like a volcano with steep sides and a sunken middle. Don't get me wrong, it's delish, but I'm wondering what might cause that.
Sorry, forgot to mention that I'm in Denver... so maybe I need to reduce the water?
Hi Kenna,
Awesome - I'm a big fan of garlic too 🙂 So a sunken middle is definitely an issue with GF breads in general. And yep, you're spot on... start with the liquid. Try reducing it by 2 Tablespoons (this often fixes the problem). The flour could be another culprit too - I didn't test out other flour options. But start with the liquid and see if that works. My loaves in my bread machine usually a slight fold or dip in the middle too, so it's not uncommon 🙂
Hope that helps!
Christine
I am wondering if anyone has tried this yet without a bread machine? How did it turn out? Also, does it matter what size machine you have? I know my mom's is an older one and the loaves were always on the shorter side. Would love to make this Saturday!
Hi Nancy,
Thanks for asking - I'm not sure how it would turn out without a bread machine. I will say however, that my bread machine is about 15 years old and makes an amazing loaf of bread! So if your mom's is close to that age, this recipe should work wonderfully.
Hope that helps!
Christine
So you can do this in a machine that does not have a gluten free setting? Would it work as a high type loaf as opposed to a long loaf?
Hi Neva,
Thanks for the comment!
Yes, actually all my recipes (to date) were created using a bread machine that does not have a GF setting! I might spring for a new one in the future, but it works great for now.
The loaf size is pretty much the same as the pan size dictates how long it will be.
Hope that helps!
This looks amazing! I don't have a bread machine, what are the directions for making the bread without one?
Hi Joyce,
Thanks for the comment!
I haven't made it without using a bread machine, but you could try mixing the wet and dry ingredients as directed. Then combining them together, spreading it in the pan and letting it rise, then baking.
Try the oven temp at 400.
Fair warning - I haven't made it this way, but I'd love to hear how it turns out!
Thanks!
Hi there! I made this exactly as written and used my bread machine on the whole wheat selection. Why did the bread cave in in the middle? When it rose, was looking good but once it really started to bake the rim stayed up higher than the middle which created a crater. Thanks.
Hi Joanne,
I'll offer my insight here as I've had this happen randomly. And really, it might have to do with weather/humidity in the machine. I had never had this happen until just recently (I've heard about it but never experienced it myself!). It rose, then fell. And the only thing I can say was different is the humidity might have been too much in my machine. It overrose because of it, then fell.
I wish I had a better answer, but that was my experience.
Christine
Thanks for your thoughts. Not sure how to control that but will address that next time I use the bread machine. Appreciate it!
I have had this happen virtually every time with more recent bread machines. I wore out one machine and that one never had a problem. The next one cratered every time, but I could still use the machine to make the dough and then bake it in my regular oven in a regular loaf pan or shaped free-form. I got another machine and then I had the same issue. Perhaps it is the humidity. I live in Florida.
>> I was able to solve the issue by weighing down the lid. Place a heavy book on the lid and that will keep it sealed while backing. <<
Your bread can also crater if you forget the salt.
How can I adapt this to not using a bread machine--don't own one and don't want to. Thanks!
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for the comment!
I haven't made it without using a bread machine, but you could try mixing the wet and dry ingredients as directed. Then combining them together, spreading it in the pan and letting it rise, then baking.
Try the oven temp at 400.
Fair warning - I haven't made it this way, but I'd love to hear how it turns out!
Thanks!