So what exactly is cheese bread?
It’s hard to describe. It’s light and soft and fluffy… similar to cornbread… but without the corn… although I guess you could add corn if you wanted to… hmmm that’s not a bad idea… cheesy cornbread…
Perhaps you’ve noticed, the ellipsis is my favorite literary device.
My mind is like a child who can’t sit still. Before I finish one thought, I’ve already moved on to the next. It’s a little crazy, being inside of my mind…
Ooh look, a squirrel!
Flourless Cheese Bread
(Makes 9 servings)
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp water or oil
- 1 tbsp ground flax
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese – such as Daiya vegan
- 1 cup garbanzo flour (Regular flour can be substituted) (120g)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- pinch stevia OR 1 1/2 tsp sugar
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Grease an 8-inch square pan, then set aside. In a measuring cup, whisk together the first 5 ingredients and let sit at least 5 minutes. Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl, and stir very well. Pour wet into dry, stir to combine, and pour into the prepared pan. Bake 21 minutes on the middle rack, then let cool before slicing and removing from the pan.
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And you thought I was kidding about the squirrel…
I wasn’t.
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This is an excellent recipe.
Since I am not vegan but trying for Gluten-free, I used the big block of American cheese that comes with senior food bank items. It made that awful cheese quite delicious, and is a wonderful way to get really good flavor from chickpea flour, too.
I did something wrong with the recipe, but not sure what….It was very salty. The only thing I wasn’t sure on was the vinegar, because there are so many different kinds. I used rice wine vinegar. Could that be it? I also used regular flour. Thank you!
Hi! Vinegar should be white vinegar or apple cider vinegar (where vinegar is the only ingredient). I’ve made it with both flours though, so it’s probably the vinegar in your case! However, you can of course use less salt if you want to try it that way next time, and it won’t affect the texture.
Beth, I found it too salty also – so I reduced the salt to 1/2 teaspoon and it was fine.
Made this and tastes great! Out of curiosity, has anyone tried making it with nutritional yeast instead of cheese?
Yup, and it is delicious!
Lovely bread here.
Do you think if I did it a bit thicker I could cut through middle to make sandwiches?
Have you tried that? Or maybe a thinner layer fir them?
Would it work and what would be the cooking times do you think?
Oh yum, and so glad for nooch success too, I think I’ll try that one first. Can’t get Daiya here yet. (S,Ireland) we only recently got violife (happy).ive lived off notch for years you see.
I wondered if I could sub some nooch in there for that cheese, I know it dries and thickens but also I’d i out more liquid? Cheese bread is a great idea, a good portable.
This is delicious!!! I did not have vegan cheese so I used mild shredded cheddar (I’m going to use vegan cheese next time = this added too much fat and calories!). I did use garlic powder instead of onion powder and some parsley. tasted like cheddar biscuits!
Thank you for this recipe.
Mind cheddar sounds really good too!
I’m addicted to this. Love it!
Hi Katie,
I am doing Atkins, and substituted almond flour, in place of the garbanzo flour. The batter came out resembling mortar. I added a bit more water, but it didn’t bake correctly. I have tried other recipes and have problems with the texture. Do you have any suggestions, please?
Because almond flour is so different from other flours, it is not usually able to be subbed in a 1 to 1 ratio with other flours in a recipe so it’s best to go with recipes that have been specifically formulated to use almond flour. Here are Katie’s recipes that use it! https://lett-trim.today/tag/almond-flour/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
WoW!!! loved this one!
Had to make it with regular flour & cheese cause I did not have chickpea flour or vegan cheese… it sure had more calories but it turned out amazing!
I’ll try the healthier version next time.
Thank you Katie!!!!!!!!
I’ve made this recipient as is before and loved it so today I needed to use u leftovers so I added 1/2 can rinsed black beans, 1/2 red bell pepper diced, 3 chopped green onions, 1/4 Cup corn kernels and 1/4 jar of salsa to the batter. It turned out great!
I’m confused–in the recipe ingredients list it says you can use regular flour but in the instructions Katie says she only tried it with garbanzo flour. Is Katie vouching for using regular flour or not?
Hi sorry about that, it looks like the ingredients were updated after she tried it with regular flour but we missed also updating the instructions. Yes, regular flour is fine to sub!