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Aunt Mary Bea's Cheese Bread

Preview: Aunt Mary Bea's Cheese Bread

by Joe G in Rouxbe Videos

Delicious compound butter and Swiss cheese melt together to make this an ultimate, gooey cheese bread.

Serves
1 loaf
Active Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins

Step 1: Making the Compound Butter

Making the Compound Butter
  • ½ cup green onions
  • ½ pound unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp mustard powder
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt

To start, finely mince the green onions.
Make sure the butter is at room temperature and add the mustard powder, poppy seeds and salt. If you’re using salted butter omit the salt. Then add the green onions and mix everything to combine. Set aside.

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Step 2: Assembling and Baking

Assembling and Baking
  • 8-10 slices Swiss cheese (preferrably processed)*
  • 1 large loaf French bread

To assemble the bread, first preheat your oven to 375° degrees Fahrenheit. Slice the cheese* into triangles and set aside.
Next, slice the bread into about 1-inch thick pieces. Don’t slice all the way through though; keep the bottom intact and just slice around the edges.

Spread the compound butter liberally and evenly in between each piece. Any leftover butter goes well with grilled meats, fish and especially vegetables.
Place a slice of cheese in between each layer. If any pieces of bread fall off, simply glue the loaf back together with a piece of cheese.

To bake the bread, wrap it tightly in foil and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted. When checking the bread, be careful of the steam when opening the foil.

To serve, simply tear the warm bread apart and enjoy!

Notes

* I know..."processessed cheese" but trust me it is what makes this particular combination work. I have tried this recipe with unprocessed cheese and it is not the same. This whole recipe is about splurging, so don't worry go ahead and just enjoy it.

For other combinations, any savory compound butter and cheese can be used to make a delicious bread.

Comments

Cheese Bread

Who is Aunt Mary Bea.

by Jackie C | Aug 15, 2008 11:09pm | Permalink
Who is Aunt Mary Bea?

My Aunt Mary in Toronto. I stole her recipe :)... Bea's short for Beatrice. This site just needed a gooey cheese bread for those summer barbecues...

by Joe G | Aug 15, 2008 11:18pm | Permalink
Cheesy

Hey Joe,

I made this on Saturday, threw it on the bbq for the last half hour that the ribs were roasting. My daughter had four pieces of the bread and left the yummy organic beef back ribs to rot on her plate. Even my wife had two huge slabs. Nice one.

Mike

by Mike M | Aug 18, 2008 10:21am | Permalink
Yeah!

A winner with all my friends and family. Good recipe choice Joe and Dawn.
Mary B

by Mary M | Aug 19, 2008 7:30pm | Permalink
Just so everyone knows...

Mary M (comment above) is the Infamous 'Mary Bea'. Thanks for sharing this winner recipe Mary.

by Joe G | Aug 20, 2008 2:00am | Permalink
awesome

this is a great recipe that any1 can prepare whether ur on a budjet or not

by Ishcah S | Aug 21, 2008 10:05pm | Permalink
Amazing

We had this with pasta and a salad and I'm pretty sure this was the hands-down winner as everybody had more than 2 pieces. NO leftovers. I will make this one again and again. I've had a request for this recipe from each of the gals who joined us. And I used the processed cheese - if it ain't broke.... Thanks again.

by Judi G | Sep 1, 2008 8:08pm | Permalink
Happy this was a hit!

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by Joe G | Sep 1, 2008 8:14pm | Permalink
To Cheeeese ?!

I actually loved the recipe ,but I think it's too cheesy especially when using processed cheese I think next time I will reduce the amount of cheese and maybe try it with another variety of cheese also I think some garlic powder will be great with it .

by Khaled A | about 1 month | Permalink
To Cheeeese ?!

I actually loved the recipe ,but I think it's too cheesy especially when using processed cheese I think next time I will reduce the amount of cheese and maybe try it with another variety of cheese also I think some garlic powder will be great with it .

by Khaled A | about 1 month | Permalink
Deadly

I made this last week. Well let's just say we almost skipped the meal and just ate the bread. It was delicious and very easy to make.

by Brian B | 12 days ago | Permalink
Aunt Mary Rocks ...

This is easy to make and it is so good. Everyone simply could not get enough. If you get more recpies from your Aunt ... please pass them on. What a hit !

by Steve E | 18 hours ago | Permalink

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