Buttery Blue Cheese Spread with Walnuts

Ingredients

• 4 ounce cheese blue crumbled
• 16 ounce round bread loaf 
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 24 ounce cream cheese softened
• 0.5 cup chives fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup walnuts diced toasted
• 5 servings garnishes: walnuts fresh diced toasted chopped

Equipment

• bowl

Directions

1. Stir together first 5 ingredients and, if desired, sherry in a large bowl; cover and chill mixture 8 hours.
2. Let stand at room temperature to soften; or freeze spread up to 1 month, and thaw in the refrigerator for 8 hours.
3. Hollow out bread loaf, leaving a 1-inch-thick shell; reserve inside of loaf for other uses. Spoon softened cheese spread into shell.
4. Garnish, if desired.
5. Serve with sliced apples and pears or with toasted French baguette slices.