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Image of a bread loaf in a loaf pan with the title "Bread machine jalapeno cheese bread"

Step up your bread making skills with this Bread Machine Jalapeno Cheese Bread! This easy recipe is slightly spicy, slightly cheesy, but fully delicious!

I don’t know about you, but bread is my absolute weakness.

My favorite food is sandwiches. The best thing in the world is dipping fresh french bread into broccoli cheese soup.

As you can see, bread is kind of a favorite around here.

Image of a sliced loaf of Jalapeno Cheese bread

A few years ago I bought a bread machine from the thrift store for six dollars. At that time, I wanted to be a little more frugal because I just had our daughter Allison a few months before. And being a stay-at-home mom means less money.

I couldn’t believe how much better bread tasted when you made it yourself! At first, I was intimidated because I’ve never used yeast before. I thought it was complicated and easy to mess up. But with a bread machine, you can make just about any recipe fool-proof.

Image of a loaf of Jalapeno Cheese Bread in a loaf pan

This Jalapeno Cheese Bread was one of the first recipes I made and I was instantly hooked. It was my three favorite things combined into one delicious loaf.

Can you bake jalapeno cheddar bread in the bread machine?

So you can make this Jalapeno Cheese Bread Machine loaf in two different ways. One is to bake it directly in the bread machine, and the other is to make just the dough in the bread machine and bake it in the oven.

I’ve done both, and I totally prefer baking bread in the oven myself. The way my machine is designed, the loaf ends up being really tall and oddly-shaped and not good for sandwiches.

Image of a tall loaf of Jalapeno Cheese  bread on a cooling rack

See that huge lunk up there? Still delicious, but not all that pretty.

If your bread machine is the same way, you can try laying the loaf on its side and slicing it that way to get regular-sized slices.

Or if your bread machine has a loaf-sized pan, you can definitely bake it in your bread machine. Use the “Light” or “White” setting for it, and it’ll take around 3 hours depending on your machine.

Image of jalapeno cheese bread in a bread pan

But the beauty of the bread machine is you can put in all the ingredients and basically forget about it for 90 minutes. And when you bake bread in the oven, in a regular loaf pan, you get this deliciousness up there.

How do you know when the bread is done baking?

I do an old-fashioned “Hollow test” where I knock on the top of the bread. If it sounds hollow toward the middle, it’s done.

If you have a thermometer, you can also test it that way. Most breads are done at 190 degrees.

But if you look at the top of the bread, you’ll be able to tell pretty easily. The top will be golden brown and dry. I’m not a bread expert, but I haven’t had a bad loaf yet while doing the knock test!

Image of a sliced loaf of Jalapeno Cheese Bread on a cutting board

How can you serve this bread?

When I first make a loaf of this, I’ll serve it with soup. But once the soup’s been eaten and there’s still bread left, I’ll turn it into sandwich bread. Oh yeah, I just took sandwiches to the next level.

Seriously, if you’ve ever been intimidated by a bread machine, give this recipe a try. It’s mostly hands-off; and although the whole process takes 3 hours, you’ll be happy you made this Jalapeno Cheese Bread!

Image of a loaf of homemade cinnamon raisin bread

Looking for more bread recipes? Check these out!

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Bread Machine Breadsticks

Bread Machine Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Bread Machine Pizza Dough

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

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Bread Machine Jalapeno Cheese Bread

Bread Machine Jalapeno Cheese Bread

Yield: 12 slices
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Additional Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours

Step up your bread making skills with this Bread Machine Jalapeno Cheese Bread! This easy recipe is slightly spicy, slightly cheesy, but fully delicious! #bread #breadmachine #recipe #easyrecipe

Ingredients

  • 3 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup diced jalapeno peppers

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
  2. Set the bread machine on the "Dough" function if applicable (Usually runs about 90 minutes). Check after about 5 minutes and add water or flour, a tablespoon at a time, if the dough seems too dry or wet.
  3. After the bread machine is finished, lay the dough on a cutting board sprinkled with flour and knead a few times, then place in a 9x5 or 8x4 greased loaf pan. Cover with a towel and let rise for one hour.
  4. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until the outside is hard and sounds "hollow" when you tap on it. Let cool on a cooling rack before slicing.

Notes

You can also bake this directly in the bread machine. Set your machine to the "Basic" or "Large Light" function, which will take about 3 hours from start to finish. The only problem is that depending on your style of bread machine, your loaf could end up being super tall.

© Jaime Bacon
Category: bread

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  1. Leah Adam says

    June 6, 2019 at 7:15 pm

    Hey! Interested in this recipe. The links seem to be broken, so could you tell me how much of each ingredient? 🙂

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      June 6, 2019 at 7:56 pm

      Hi Leah, thanks for pointing this out to me! I’ve just fixed the recipe. =) I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
      • Teresa Rhodes says

        April 3, 2021 at 10:59 pm

        I have whole wheat all purpose flour, can I use that?

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        • Jaime says

          April 4, 2021 at 5:26 am

          I’ve never tried it, but it should be fine! Watch it for a few minutes to see if it needs more water. It’ll definitely be more dense. =)

          Reply
    • Amy M Voisin says

      May 6, 2020 at 1:07 pm

      3 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
      1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
      1 cup warm water
      2 tablespoons sugar
      1 teaspoon salt
      1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
      1/4 cup diced jalapeno peppers

      Reply
  2. Matt says

    September 2, 2019 at 4:43 pm

    Hey Jaime! Just curious, what size loaf does this yield? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      September 2, 2019 at 5:18 pm

      Hmm, good question!!! I’ve never baked it outside the bread machine, but I’m assuming if you just made the dough in there and put it in a 9×5 loaf pan, it would fit! You can probably get between 10-12 slices out of it. Hopefully that helps!

      Reply
  3. Mafeesh says

    March 2, 2020 at 2:56 am

    Looking at the ingredient list you’ll get a 2lb loaf out of this.

    Reply
  4. Connie says

    March 24, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    I made large rolls out of the dough! My spouse loves this bread for sandwiches. I have a question about how to make this if u don’t have a bread machine. How long should I knead the bread? (My sister likes this recipe but doesn’t have a bread maker or a mixer with dough hooks). Do I need to make any changes if I knead it by hand? Thanks and great recipe!

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    • Jaime says

      March 24, 2020 at 1:46 pm

      Thanks, Connie!! To be honest, I haven’t made this without a bread machine so hopefully someone else can chime in as well. My guess is between 5-10 minutes? You want to get all the flour mixed in, at least, which will probably take that long. And since the bread machine dough cycle is 90 minutes, maybe let it sit for an hour? This is just a guess; let me know what you find!

      Reply
  5. Donna Petty says

    July 20, 2020 at 2:59 am

    Thank you for your recipe. I made it but I did not follow the instruction like you said and my bread sank. Very very good bread. I Love the savory flavor. I doubled the cheese and double the jalapenos so I’m figuring that’s why it sank. It made it too heavy… anybody’s thoughts? Would be helpful. Thank you

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      July 20, 2020 at 4:26 am

      Oh Donna, I’m sorry that happened! I don’t think it was the extra ingredients because I’ve seen others double those as well… unfortunately I’m not much of a bread expert so hopefully someone can chime in as well!

      Reply
    • Frank says

      February 17, 2021 at 8:05 am

      Maybe since you double the cheese and jalapenos. The cheese turned into liquid while baking. Don’t forget cheese get hot it got oily. Maybe a drier Dough might work. Good luck.

      Reply
  6. JANET PEARCE-EULA says

    August 18, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    I had an old bread machine that made tall loaves.
    I turned the bread on it’s side and sliced it that way. Slices were sandwich style.

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      August 18, 2020 at 5:39 pm

      Janet, I think you just blew my mind. Why in the world did I never think of that?? LOL, thank you for posting this!

      Reply
  7. Sharleyi Hollomon says

    October 20, 2020 at 6:18 pm

    I am going to try this recipe in my bread machine. When do I put the Cheese and Jalapenos in the bread machine? I am assuming I add it before I put the flour into the container.

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      October 21, 2020 at 4:26 am

      I actually added mine last, after the flour. =) And it works fine for my machine; not sure if yours is different. There’s a video on this post that goes through step-by-step if you need a visual!

      Reply
  8. Chris S says

    November 7, 2020 at 2:21 am

    The temperature of the water going into the bread machine is critical to the dough properly rising or not. Try exactly 80°. Put the water in first and then the flour and then the yeast on top of the flour. Or mix the flour and the yeast and put it on top of the water. And add the sugar and salt, cheese and jalapenos and turn the machine on to basic.

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      November 7, 2020 at 5:25 am

      Thanks for the tip! I’ll pay more attention to the temperature of the water. =)

      Reply
  9. Tami Casey says

    January 24, 2021 at 5:50 am

    Thank you for giving me the confidence of trying out my bread machine. I made this recipe and it was perfect my first time. I used your dough method and baked in my loaf pan. I was a little worried in the last rise with the towel over the pan. The bread didn’t rise like I thought it would. However, while in the baking process the bread popped right up. Thank you again. 🙂

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      January 25, 2021 at 4:52 am

      YAY! I’m so glad it worked out!

      Reply
  10. Annie says

    February 6, 2021 at 1:35 am

    After letting the dough rise for an hour in the loaf pan, it was so far over the side and down! I had to scoop it up and dump it back in. It was so much prettier when it first came out of the bread machine

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      February 6, 2021 at 4:55 am

      Oh dear! I’m not a bread expert so I can’t say exactly what happened; but maybe the room was extra warm, maybe the yeast was strong… I’m not sure, sorry!

      Reply
  11. Joseph C Danko says

    March 15, 2021 at 9:19 pm

    I have been making Jalapeno Cheese Bread for years. It completes nicely in my Cuisinart and does not need to bake in an oven.

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      March 16, 2021 at 4:54 am

      Perfect! =)

      Reply
  12. Gloria LEE says

    April 13, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    It said to cool on a rack, does this mean inside the pan or take it out after it is done baking?

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 13, 2021 at 7:41 pm

      Take it out of the pan after about 5 minutes, then let it cool completely on the cooling rack. =)

      Reply

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