Bacon Cheese Jalapeño Quick Bread
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 12-14 slices of quality cooked bacon such as applewood smoked, crumbled
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 cups shredded cheese (mix of favorite cheeses such as Monterey Jack and sharp cheddar, freshly grated parmesan, mozzarella, etc.)
- 2 diced jalapeños seeds removed
- 2 thinly sliced scallions optional
- 1 egg
- 1½ cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 5 or 9 x 6 loaf pan.
- Cook your bacon until it is nice and crisp. Remove from pan and place on a paper towel to remove excess grease. Allow the bacon to cool and then crumble it.
- Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar together in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Mix the cream cheese, shredded cheese(s), jalapeños, scallions, and bacon in a large bowl until evenly combined.
- Add your flour mixture to the cheese mixture along with the egg, milk, and melted butter. Mix just until combined.
- Add to your greased loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly dry.