Warm Bacon Cheddar Dip in Sourdogh

This recipe is so so yummy and so simple. Found it here. I made it for my husband and I, and then again for a work party and a lot of people asked for the recipe.

Ingredients:

1 large round loaf sourdough bread (I used the cheapest round loaf of bread I could find)

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese

1 ½ cups sour cream

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (medium or sharp)

2-3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

3/4 lb. bacon – cooked and crumbled (I bought diced bacon from the deli *120 grams for aussies)

Cut out a circle in the top of the bread and gut out the middle to make a bread bowl (save inside pieces of bread for dipping). In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and Worcestershire sauce. Then mix in bacon. Pour into the bread bowl. Wrap up the whole thing in aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour. Serve with extra bread from bowl and crackers.

*The first time I made it I did the whole cook it for an hour, but the second time I just heated up the dip in the microwave and poured it in the bowl.  The bread lasted longer that way because it was softer. 

Bruschetta

We made it the other night and it was the perfect appetizer and we're still snacking on it!

If cooking for two, I definitely recommend halving the recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups diced tomatoes (squeeze out the seeds before dicing...this was especially fun...or maybe it's just me)

1/3 cup diced red onion

1/2 Tbs balsamic Vinegar

1 tsp olive oil

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves (I used basil herb mix- not sure if it's the same in the states but it worked just the same as fresh!)

1 french baguette or bread of your choice (we did a sourdough baguette)

*optional: 1 clove of garlic & mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine tomatoes, onions, balsamic vinegar, salt, peter and 1 tsp olive oil in a bowl & mix.

Add basil and mix again.

Give it taste if you want to by adding extra salt/pepper. (I didn't add any)

Cover and put in fridge.

Slice baguette in half inch slices and place on baking sheet. 

Drizzle or brush some olive oil on top.

Place in over for 8-10 minutes until lightly toasted.  Remove from oven.

*Optional: Slice garlic clove in half and rub cut side down on each piece of bread

*Optional: place one slice of mozzarella cheese on the bread

Top bread with about a tablespoon of the tomato mixture.

Recipe makes about 24 slices.