Shelly's Recipe

CHEESE QUICK BREAD

Category: Bread

2 cups flour
1 tbsp sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cold butter or margarine
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar or Monterey jack cheese (for a spicy bread use a pepper cheese)
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
Optional: 1 tsp seasoned pepper blend

Preheat oven to 400. Mix dry ingredients; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cheese. Add combined milk and egg; stirring just until moistened. Spoon the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool on wire rack.