Bread Machine – Cheese and Onion Bread Recipe
The ratio of cheese and onion is perfect. The taste of each is present, but not overwhelming. Another benefit to this recipe is the great aroma the entire time it’s baking. I will definitely make cheese and onion bread again! ~ Tammy
Last Updated September 12, 2023 – Originally Published in June of 2009
Check out this bread machine recipe for cheese and onion bread. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a savory bread recipe that tastes better than this.
Let’s start with the aroma. You’ll love the way the bread smells as it cooks. It reminds me of the scent of Thanksgiving stuffing.
The bread tastes great and the crust is superb! It’s extra cheesy and tasty. No one will want the crust cut off of sandwiches made with this bread!
When it’s done you’ll have flavorful bread that’s great for sandwiches. Cheese and onion bread especially good for chicken or turkey sandwiches.
The History of Cheddar Cheese
Cheddar cheese first came from the village of Cheddar located in south west England.
Cheddar Gorge on the edge of the village contains caves. These caves have the correct humidity and temperature for maturing the cheese.
Here’s the thing about this bread machine cheese bread recipe, it doesn’t actually taste like cheese. BUT it is very good and you won’t regret making it. The texture is soft and slightly chewy.
Making Cheese and Onion Bread in the Bread Machine
This makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the basic setting with medium crust.
Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first. In my machine, I add the liquids first.
Note that this recipe calls for red onion. You can use other varieties, but I think the bread is best with red onions.
Be sure to check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Open the top of the bread machine to see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball.
If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right. If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.
Cheese and Onion Bread Recipe
Again, this makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the basic setting with medium crust.
1 1/8 C. Water
4 1/4 C. Bread Flour
1 Tbsp. Sugar
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 1/4 C. Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
1/3 C. Red Onion, minced
2 tsp active dry yeast
See below for metric measurements, as well as nutrition information, for this cheese and onion bread recipe for the bread machine.
Bread Machine – Cheese and Onion Bread Recipe
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/8 Cup (266.2 ml) Water
- 4 1/4 Cup (531.3 g) Bread Flour
- 1 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons) Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 1 1/4 Cup (141.3 g) Shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/3 Cup (53.3 g) Red onion minced
Instructions
- This makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the basic setting with medium crust.
- Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first. In my machine, I add the liquids first.
- Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Open the top of the bread machine to see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball.
- If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right. If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.
Notes
Nutrition
All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.
I followed the recipe to a t but it came out very dense what am I doing wrong
Check out this article on measuring flour. That may have caused the problem.
This sounds great! I can’t wait to try the recipe! Thank you👍🏼
I just made this bread this afternoon. It is so good! I would make on a light setting next time because the bortom came out hard. But that could be my machine. I will definitely make again.
I’m so glad you liked it. Thanks for leaving a comment!
I do not have bread machine yeast, just those small packages. Would this recipe work if I just measured out the yeast from one of the packages?
Sure. The packages usually contain 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast.
This looks a lot like my recipe for garlic and beer cheese bread! To make it, just substitute 2 Tbsp minced garlic for the onion, and replace the water with beer (I prefer to use a less hoppy beer like Widmer Bros. (long time family friends) Hefeweissen or Moose Drool Brown Ale for darker breads) then just set to default settings. I think I’ll try your version as I really like Red Onions, and Shallots too! Safe, and Hoppy Baking from the Boondocking Baker™!
Interesting!! Thanks for the idea. I love beer bread!
This was a failure for us. The dough was VERY dry after kneading a bit, added water and the dough rose enough to fill the top of the machine. It was a mess to clean up, at least it smelled good. It will be a while before we try this again. :=)
Darn it! I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work out for you. 🙁
Sounds to me like you didn’t have a 2 lb. Bread machine. There are some great articles on how to tell what size machine that you have and other articles on converting your recipes to the correct size machine. When you start messing around with the flour or liquid during the process when you realize that something is not right, this is a recipe for disaster…no pun intended.
I just made this bread this morning. I took the turkey pepperoni idea and actually mixed it with the red onion as the total 1/3 cup. Husband not huge fan of strong onion. Also added 1/8 tsp garlic powder. As it was mixing,I added 2 extra tbsp water because it needed the extra moisture. It turned out great! Just a hint of garlic, onion and pepperoni. Very moist and all ingredients evenly distributed! Will be a go to recipe!
I’m going to have to try making the bread your way. It sounds great!!
Hi Marsha, I have a Panasonic bread machine, have always used 7g yeast, 600 flour & 360 water. Would bread turn out suitable with these measurements?
I’m so sorry, but I haven’t worked in those units. I hope to add a recipe plugin soon that will do the conversion for you. Stay tuned!
Hi Marsha, I plan on making this bread in my Zo next weekend but I will substitute turkey pepperoni for the onion. I can’t wait!!
Yum! That sounds great. Let me know how it turns out.
Plan on making this on Sunday, Gona add bacon to it like I saw above , I see your using basic white for the setting so are you using regular active dry yeast? With my zojirushi it seems for rapid bread supposed to use instant or bread machine yeast everything else active dry yeast
Hi Karl, Let me know how it turns out with bacon. That sounds great! I used active dry yeast with this one.
I am going to try this recipe, but I’m going to try it with banana peppers instead of the onion. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
That sounds tasty. Yes, please let me know how it turns out.
I have the Zojirushi Virtuoso machine that has a beep when you should put in extra ingredients. In this recipe do you add the cheese and onion in the beginning or later at the beep?
Good question! Put them in at the beginning.
This recipe turns out absolutely incredible all on its own, but I have one addition to make: bacon. Specifically, three strips of crispy bacon, blotted dry, and finely chopped. It adds a great flavor to the cheddar and onion. Actually, I’m thinking of trying this as a dinner roll and serving it as an appetizer.
YUM!! What a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m going to give that a try.
Marcha,
Help!!!
I can’t find the instructions for my Oster bread machine and I’d like to make your bread SOON.
Any idea on the order ingredients should go into the machine? I’d like to take the bread to a chuirch soup supper.
Hi Connie, I’m so sorry I wasn’t able to answer your comment sooner. It may be too late for your church soup supper, but maybe for next time this link will help:
http://www.oster.com/ProductManuals.aspx
It has numerous manuals. Hopefully yours is one of them.
Tonight was the first time I ever made bread and this was my first recipe. The ratio of cheese and onion is perfect. The taste of each is present, but not overwhelming. Another benefit to this recipe is the great aroma the entire time it’s baking. I will definitely make cheese and onion bread again!
I’m so glad you liked it! The bread really does have a nice aroma when it’s cooking doesn’t it?
Marsha….do you set the machine for basic white bread..???? Thanks!
Hi Marion! Yes, I used the basic white bread setting. Let me know how you like this. It’s one of my favorites. It smells wonderful when it’s cooking too.