Hedgehog Bread

I live in Germany and needed a quick appetizer to serve friends. I adapted the quantities and temperature for the USA. I hope you like this recipe idea. This appetizer is the bomb (could be cholesterol bomb)! It's a little easier to eat with forks, or enjoy by pulling apart with your fingers.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 372 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Swiss cheese
• ½ cup chopped cooked bacon
• 1 large round bread loaf
• ¼ cup chopped garlic, or to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package Raclette cheese, sliced into pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cut a checkerboard pattern of 1-inch square segments into most of the loaf, leaving the bottom crust intact.

Step 3

Combine Swiss cheese, bacon, butter, and garlic in a bowl. Spoon the mixture between the loaf segments. Stuff the loaf with slices of Raclette. Drizzle olive oil all over the top; sprinkle with salt. Place loaf on a pizza stone.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, about 35 minutes.