Quick Cheese Bread with Bacon, Onion, and Gruyère | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Quick Cheese Bread with Bacon, Onion, and Gruyère | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 135 min
Ingredients: 3 ounces (85 grams) Parmesan cheese, shredded on large holes of box grater (about 1 cup); 5 slices bacon (about 5 ounces/142 grams), cut into ½-inch pieces; 1/2 medium onion, minced (about 1/2 cup); 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (15 ounces/425 grams); 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper; 4 ounces (113 grams) Gruyère cheese, cut into ½-inch cubes, or mild Asiago, crumbled into ¼- to ½-inch pieces (about 1 cup); 1 1/4 cups whole milk; 1 large egg, beaten lightly; 3/4 cup sour cream

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Run-of-the-mill cheese bread is at once dry and greasy, with fleeting cheese flavor. We were after something different: a rich, moist loaf topped with a bold, cheesy crust.

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Desserts or Baked Goods
Cheese
Pork
Quick Breads

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Ingredients

3 ounces (85 grams) Parmesan cheese, shredded on large holes of box grater (about 1 cup)
5 slices bacon (about 5 ounces/142 grams), cut into ½-inch pieces
1/2 medium onion, minced (about 1/2 cup)
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (15 ounces/425 grams)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon table salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 ounces (113 grams) Gruyère cheese, cut into ½-inch cubes, or mild Asiago, crumbled into ¼- to ½-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 large egg, beaten lightly
3/4 cup sour cream