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german beer cheese spread

How to make Obatzda - German Beer Cheese Spread

This Bavarian Beer Cheese Spread is delicious for Brotzeit... or as a dip with pretzel sticks. Serve with Radishes, Sausage, Bread Sticks, Pretzel Sticks... and beer!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz. Camembert
  • 6 oz. Cream Cheese
  • 3 Tbl Butter soft
  • 4 Tbl Beer you can drink the rest
  • 1 tsp Caraway Seeds
  • 1 tsp Ground Paprika
  • Salt and Pepper to taste about 1/4 tsp each to start
  • Chives
  • Red Onion

Instructions
 

  • Take the Cheese and Butter out of the Refrigerator around 30 minutes before you start.
  • You need a medium bowl and a cutting board. To make it easier, use a food processor.
  • Cut the Camembert into small pieces
  • Cut the cream cheese into pieces, add to the Camembert
  • Cut the butter into pieces, add to the cheeses
  • Mash them all together with a fork.

NOTE:

  • This takes more energy and patience than I usually have. I ended up putting it all into the bowl of my food processor and using "pulse" to bring it together.
  • Add the Beer, Paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Mix well.
  • (take out of the food processor, if you used it)
  • Mix in the Caraway seeds.

Onion:

  • If you like your Obatzda with onion. Chop the onion very fine, and add it to the cheese right before serving. The onion makes the Obatzda taste "off" if it sits in it too long.
  • Another alternative is to serve the Obatzda with diced onion or rings of onion on top.
  • Spinkle with chopped chives before serving (also optional, but it does look nice)

Notes

This makes a nice big bowl, and I tend to serve it by scooping the Obatzda out onto Brotzeit boards using an ice cream scoop.
The rest should keep for a few days in a sealed container in the refrigerator. (As long as you haven't added onion)