Vern's Obatzda-Style Cheese
My version of an Obatzda cheese that is served with soft pretzels and washed down with good beer. I serve this at my annual Oktoberfest Party. Not a traditional obatzda, but a really tasty one!
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 1head garlic
- 1teaspoon olive oil
- 16ounces Camembert cheese, rind removed and cheese cut into pieces
- 2(8 ounce) packages cream cheese
- 1(5 ounce) package grated Parmesan cheese
- 3ounces shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1cup German-style beer
- ¼cup butter
- ½cup minced onion
- 2teaspoons caraway seeds
- ½teaspoon paprika
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bring all the refrigerated ingredients to room temperature.Step 2
Slice the top off the garlic, exposing the cloves. Place in a square of aluminum foil and drizzle olive oil over garlic. Wrap foil around garlic.Step 3
Roast in the preheated oven until garlic is tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool roasted garlic completely.Step 4
Combine Camembert cheese, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, beer, and butter in a food processor; process until smooth. Add roasted garlic cloves, onion, caraway seeds, and paprika; process until smooth. The mixture may be a little on the "soupy" side but will firm up upon refrigeration; transfer to an air-tight container and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 2 hours.