Bavarian Cheese Dip (obatzda)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb brie cheese or 1 lb camembert cheese, coarsely chopped
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup dark german ale
• 3 cloves roasted garlic (see note)
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 pinch sweet paprika
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup diced spanish onion
• 1 loaf french bread or 1 loaf german bread
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onions or 1/3 cup vidalia onion (for garnish)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced radish (for garnish)
• cut vegetables, such as carrots or celery sticks,sliced bell peppers and bit sized florets of broccoli and cauliflow
• 1/2 lb mixed olive

Recipe

• 1 place the brie or camembert in a medium bowl.
• 2 add the cream cheese, butter, ale, garlic, and caraway seeds.
• 3 add paprika, and salt and pepper to taste; beat well to combine.
• 4 in a strainer, rinse the diced onion under cold water.
• 5 drain and transfer to a clean kitchen towel, squeezing out all the liquid.
• 6 fold the onion mixture into the cheese mixture.
• 7 cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, allowing the flavors to melt, or store, covered and refrigerated, for up to 4 days.
• 8 if using french bread, slice into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 9 if using german bread, halve lengthwise, then slice into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 10 to serve, top the obatzda with the vidalia onion and radish slices, and surround with the fresh cut vegetables, olives and sliced of french or german hard bread.
• 11 note: to roast the garlic; peel off any papery coating from the garlic head.
• 12 using a large sharp knife, cut about 1/2 inch from the top of the bulb, exposing the tips of the garlic cloves.
• 13 place in a small baking dish, drizzle lightly with olive oil, and season with salt.
• 14 pour 1/4 cup of water in the bottom of the dish, cover tightly with foil, and roast in 375*f oven, about 1 hour.
• 15 a sharp paring knife should insert into the garlic easily.