Recipe Tip: Cheese in a Loaf of Bread
Top Recipe by Julian Kutos. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. Melted cheese, crusty bread and juicy apples with a little honey... This winning combination is from chef Julian Kutos. His Cheese in a Loaf of Bread will surprise and delight.
Ingredients
- 1small loaf of crusty white bread
- 2 tablespoonbutter, melted
- 1 pieceCamembert or Brie
- 2 tablespoonolive oil
- large apples, peeled and cut into 2mm thin slices
- 1 tablespoonCognac
- zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 5peppercorns
- 2 tablespoonbutter
- honey
- salt
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C.Step 2
Cut off the top of the bread to make a lid and hollow out a hole in the middle the bread the same size as the cheese. Pour most of the melted butter into the cavity.Step 3
Place the cheese into the cavity, brush with the remaining melted butter and bake for 12 minutes until the cheese has melted. Put the lid on the cheese.Step 4
Heat the oilve oil in a pan, add the apples and cook gently for 1–2 minutes.Step 5
Add 1 tablespoon of the Cognac, the lemon zest and juice and peppercorns and season with salt.Step 6
Cook until the apples are soft, adding the butter at the end.Step 7
When the cheese is out of the oven, remove the bread 'lid' and arrange the apple over the cheese.Step 8
Drizzle the remaining Cognac over the top. Increase the oven temperature to 220°C and bake for 5–10 minutes until the apples are lightly browned.Step 9
Drizzle the honey over the apples and serve hot.