Spread Recipes
Savory Edam Spread
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Edam (ball in red wax)
- 2 1/2 cups beer
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seed
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
Instructions
- Leave cheese at room temperature, until soft. Using a sharp knife, carefully slice off top (about 1 inch) , from top of cheese ball. Scoop out softened cheese and reserve.
- Place red wax shell in refrigerator and discard cut top piece.
- Using fine grater, grate reserved cheese into large bowl and continue to let stand at room temperature until very soft.
- Add beer, butter, celery salt, caraway seed and mustard to cheese and mix until well blended.
- Remove shell from refrigerator and fill with cheese mixture.
- Serve with crackers and vegetables.
Notes
Can be stored in refrigerator in plastic wrap and foil for several weeks.
Attribution
Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 10/22/2001 9:30 am.