I love sweet breads. And I love savory breads. But I especially love sweet and savory breads!
So of course I wanted to give this new recipe a try. I ran across it online last week, and realized I actually had all of the ingredients on hand to give it a try. So even though I was a little doubtful about how well the ingredients would taste together, I pulled out my food processor and mixer and gave it a go.
Within an hour, my house smelled amazing and I had a remarkably beautiful (loved the flecks of apple and sage!), moist, and delicious loaf of bread ready to go. I know some may not be as big of fans of sweet+savory, but I ended up loving the flavor. You could definitely taste each of the ingredients — the apples, cheddar, sage, all sweetened with some brown sugar — but I thought they made a great combination. And with the food processor’s super-speedy help in grating the apples, it ended up being fast and easy too!
So if you’re looking for a new bread to enjoy this season, give this one a try!
Apple Cheddar Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- 8 Tbsp. butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature & fork beaten
- 2 cups apples (any favorite), unpeeled & finely shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2-3 Tbsp. minced sage, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9” loaf pan with cooking spray. (Insert parchment paper overlapping over the long sides if you’d like.)
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar until light and fluffy. Then beat in the eggs until combined. By hand, mix in the flour mixture. Fold in the apples, cheese and sage. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until risen and a wooden skewer comes out of the center clean, about 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature before slicing.
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Ali’s Tip:
Next time I try this, I’m going to use smoked cheddar cheese. I’m thinking that extra smokey kick would be delicious!!
Oh.Yum. I’m wondering how a smoked Gouda would do in this recipe? The note about smoked cheddar made me think of it. This is officially on my to-do list for the weekend. Something to share with my coworkers on Monday!
Hooray! Another apple recipe. I made your cider the other day for a brunch and everyone loved it (my neighbor boy came by while it was simmering and said, “Mmmm, your house smells good. REALLY good!”) I lived on an orchard for half my life, so I’m always excited when people post apple recipes.
Looks yummy! I bet the apple and cheddar taste great together!
I had a rosemary shortbread once, it was sweet and savory and quite delicious!
Yum!! I bought a bundle of fresh apples yesterday and I know exactly what I’m going to do with them! Perfect fall recipe!
Can’t wait to try this. Has 2 of my favorite things in a totally new way. Thanks for the recipe!
I have a similar thermometer which was my souvenir for my first tour to the US. I didn’t understand that we have to place it to the chicken while it is cooking until I saw it being used in a movie.
It kind of reminds me of some cheddar-jalapeño scones that I’ve made a couple of times. Looks really yummy!
I’ve was a bit thrown off by apple + a savory meal until one of my old roommates made some delicious meals with apples sauted in them. Loving the apple! I want to go eat some of this bread right now…
I have a cave aged Irish cheddar that would be yummy in this.
Hi Ali ~Thank you so much for baking the Apple Cheddar Bread from CookAndBeMerry. I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Lynne xo