Onion Bread

Our Bulgarian adventure continues,this time with a recipe that has turned my thinking upside down.We eat with our eyes,every time looking for the “Wow factor”.Eating is not just a biological process-eating is an experience-celebration of life.And here it comes-a recipe I saw in a small Bulgarian village-a recipe that  proves that you don’t have to be a big chef or you don’t have to use very expensive products in order  to create the “Wow Factor” at home.

Ingredients:

• 1 unsliced loaf sourdough bread
• 12-16 ounces semi-hard cheese (thinly sliced)-here I’ve used the Bulgarian Kashkaval-cheese similar to the Italian Caciocavallo,the British Cheddar cheese,The American Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup finely diced green onion
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds

• Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut the bread lengthwise ……

….and widthwise without cutting through the bottom crust.This can be a little tricky going the second way but the bread is very forgiving.

Insert cheese slices between cuts.

Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Combine butter, onion, and poppy seeds. Drizzle over bread. Wrap in foil; place on a baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Unwrap the bread and bake 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Voilà -that’s it. Enjoy!Да Ви е сладко!

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Onion Bread

Ingredients

• 1 unsliced loaf sourdough bread
• 12-16 ounces semi-hard cheese thinly sliced-here I’ve used the Bulgarian Kashkaval-cheese similar to the Italian Caciocavallo,the British Cheddar cheese,The American Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup finely diced green onion
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut the bread lengthwise and widthwise without cutting through the bottom crust.
3. Insert cheese slices between cuts.
4. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
5. Combine butter, onion, and poppy seeds. Drizzle over bread.
6. Wrap in foil; place on a baking sheet.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
8. Unwrap the bread and bake 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.
9. Voilà -that’s it. Enjoy!Да Ви е сладко!