Ingredients:
3/4 cup quark cheese
3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1/2 lb. semi-soft beer cheese, grated
1/4 cup Schaller & Weber pate with onions
1/2 teaspoon sweet or spicy Hungarian Paprika, or to taste
Smoked salt or kosher salt, to taste
1/2 teaspoon sweet or spicy Hungarian Paprika, or to taste
1 tablespoon Schaller & Weber Bavarian sweet & spicy mustard
2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, washed dried and chopped
Schaller & Weber cheddar brats
Soft pretzels (giant, buns, rolls or bites)3/4 cup quark cheese
3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1/2 lb. semi-soft beer cheese, grated
1/4 cup Schaller & Weber pate with onions
1/2 teaspoon sweet or spicy Hungarian Paprika, or to taste
Smoked salt or kosher salt, to taste
1/2 teaspoon sweet or spicy Hungarian Paprika, or to taste
1 tablespoon Schaller & Weber Bavarian sweet & spicy mustard
2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, washed dried and chopped
Schaller & Weber cheddar brats
Soft pretzels (giant, buns, rolls or bites)
Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl, add quark and butter and blend with fork or hand mixer.
Mix in grated beer cheese, pate, paprika and salt, until well blended.
Fold in parsley and set aside.
Cook cheddar brats according to package directions. In the meantime
(if serving as appetizer bites) slice pretzel bread into 1/4 inch slices
(on a bias if small or more surface area is desired). Once brats are
cooked or warmed through, cut them in 1/4 inch thin slices on a bias.
Assemble the appetizer bites by, coating one side of each slice of
pretzel in the obatzda cheese blend. Top each cheese coated slice of
pretzels bread with a slice of cheddar brat, and finish with a garnish
of parsley.
Or, serve family style on a platter with cooked cheddar brats, giant
soft pretzels, and the obatzda in a bowl, garnished with
paprika and parsley.
EAT & ENJOY!!!
Yield: 6-8 servings
ADDITIONAL TIPS:
This spread will get better as it sits! Cover with plastic wrap and
allow flavors to meld in the refrigerator.
Spread is best eaten within a day.
Try rye, pumpernickel or even fresh radishes with this spread!
If you do not have or find a soft beer cheese, try:
neufchâtel camembert, or brie,
and add a splash of your favorite flavorful beer.
Chives, curly parsley, or even tarragon are great alternatives
for the herb in this spread.
Classically, toasted caraway seeds or ground caraway seeds are added…
so if you love them or have them, try adding a pinch!
If you do not find quark, try cottage cheese, ricotta, farmer cheese,
skyr or any soft cheese make for great alternatives to the quark.
Room temperature everything will help with the blending.
For a super smooth spread, used a hand mixer or food processor
