It’s H.O.T. Hot. It’s the long stretch here at the end of Summer and I can’t wait to get to the other end of it when we hopefully roll into the cooler weather of Fall. With it being the heat of the Summer, I’m still in avoiding-the-oven mode for the most part. But, that being said, I haven’t made any fresh homemade bread in a while and my bread machine was starting to collect dust. We can’t have that!

So I busted my bread machine out and decided to make a savory flavorful bread to have on hand for lunches this week. This Jalapeño Cheddar Bread Machine Bread is super easy to make since the bread machine does literally almost all of the work for you. The mixing, the kneading, the baking - yep… all of it.

I lightened up this Jalapeño Cheddar Bread by using a reduced fat cheddar. Yeah, that’s all I changed here. I considered using a while wheat flour, or at least partially whole wheat flour, but i instead kept things simple and with as few ingredients as possible. I also chose to go with pickled jalapeños instead of fresh ones mostly because that’s what I had on hand, but also I was unsure how fresh jalapeños would react in this particular case.

All in all, this bread is great on it’s own, as part of a sandwich, or would be great in pairing with a soup or salad of some sort. I’ll probably use mine up as part of a sandwich for lunch and maybe as an open face breakfast sandwich with a spicy kick!

Jalapeño Cheddar Bread Machine Bread

Yield: 12

Author: The Skinny Fork (Amanda Plott)

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 45 MinInactive time: 2 HourTotal time: 2 H & 50 M

Cheesy jalapeno loaded bread that's so incredibly easy to make that you'll wonder why you never made it before. Perfect on it's own or as part of a sandwich!

Ingredients

3/4 C. Warm Water
1/3 C. Warm Unsweetened Almond Milk
1 Whole Large Egg
3 C. Flour
1 1/2 Tsp. Yeast
2 Tsp. Sugar
1 1/2 Tsp. Salt
1 C. Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
1/3 C. Sliced Jalapeños

Instructions

Place the 3/4 C. Warm Water, 1/3 C. Warm Unsweetened Almond Milk, 1 Whole Large Egg, 3 C. Flour, 1 1/2 Tsp. Yeast, 2 Tsp. Sugar, and 1 1/2 Tsp. Salt into the base of a bread machine in the order indicated by your manual.
Set the machine for 1 1/2 Lb. basic/white bread and press start.
After the first kneading cycle, add in the 1 C. Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese and 1/3 C. Sliced Jalapeños.
Once done, carefully open the lid and remove your baked bread. Set aside to cool enough to handle before removing the bread to a wire rack to cool completely.
When cooled slice and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Calories

141.29

Fat (grams)

1.45

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.58

Carbs (grams)

25.16

Fiber (grams)

1.06

Net carbs

24.08

Sugar (grams)

0.95

Protein (grams)

6.23

Sodium (milligrams)

364.26

Cholesterol (grams)

15.62

Nutritional Claims: Sugar Conscious • Low Potassium • Kidney Friendly • Vegetarian • Pescatarian • Peanut Free • Soy Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Mustard Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • No Oil Added • Kosher