Best Hot Crab Dip

Ingredients

• 16 ounce artichoke hearts drained chopped canned
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 0.5 cup capers drained
• 2 cups crab meat 
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 0.5 teaspoon dill dried to taste
• 2 tablespoons garlic minced
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black to taste
• 1 cup mayonnaise 
• 1 cup monterrey jack cheese shredded
• 0.5 teaspoon old bay seasoning to taste
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1 cup cream sour
• 8 ounce sourdough bread 
• 1 cup cheddar cheese white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine crabmeat, sour cream, cream cheese, buttermilk, mayonnaise, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, capers, artichoke hearts, garlic, black pepper and dill. Stir until well mixed. Spoon dip into prepared baking pan.
3. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Old Bay Seasoning TM.
4. Bake in preheated oven until top is crusty, about 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Cut the top off the loaf of bread. Hollow out the loaf and cube the top and the removed pieces so that they may be used for dipping. Spoon hot dip into hollow bread loaf.
6. Serve immediately with bread pieces for dipping.