Holiday Cheddar Wreath

Yield: about 12 servings

Ingredients

• 2 (11 ounce) tubes refrigerated French loaf dough
• About 3 bunches fresh rosemary
• 3 (8 ounce) bars assorted flavors Cabot Cheddar cheese, cut into cubes*
• Red and yellow grape tomatoes

Instructions

1. Form two tubes of dough into single ring, pinching ends together firmly. Bake according to package (but not slashing tops).
2. Once bread ring has cooled, cut angled trough in top with serrated knife, then pull out more bread to make trough deeper. Place ring on serving plate.
3. Break or snip rosemary into short lengths. Poke holes in side of bread ring with wooden skewer and insert rosemary sprigs, shorter on top and longer beneath. Place platter in plastic bag and refrigerate until ready to serve.
4. Fill ring with cheddar cubes and tuck in grape tomatoes.

Notes

* Try Cabot flavors such as: Cabot Smoky Bacon Cheddar, Cabot Jalapeno Light Cheddar, Cabot Tomato Basil Cheddar, Cabot Chipotle Cheddar, Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheddar, or Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Cabot Creamery Co-operative