Swiss Cheese Bread Recipe

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This bread will receive rave reviews, whether you serve it as an appetizer or with a meal. For real convenience, you can make it ahead of time and freeze it!

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Swiss Cheese Bread Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 18-24 Servings

10 20 30

Ingredients

1 loaf (18-20 inches) French bread
8 ounces (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
3/4 teaspoon celery seed
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons dehydrated parsley flakes

Directions

Trim top and side crusts from bread, leaving bottom crust intact. Make diagonal cuts, 1 in. thick, through the bread but not through the bottom. Combine all remaining ingredients. Spread half the butter mixture between bread slices. Spread remaining mixture over top and sides of bread.
Place bread in foil boat; cover loosely with another sheet of foil. Bake at 425° for 20-30 minutes. For last 5 minutes, remove foil to allow bread to brown. Yield: 18-24 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 154 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 217 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Swiss Cheese Bread in Country Extra September 1990, p49