Christmas Dinner - Swiss Cheese Sweet Bread

Here is a recipe for a bread that I'm making for Christmas. I hope you will enjoy it. Your guest will love this on your Christmas dinner table.

What You Need:

• 1 (1 lb.) loaf Hawaiian sweet break
• 1 (8 oz.) block of Swiss cheese
• 1/2 C of unsalted butter, melted
• 1 T of garlic, minced
• 1 t of salt
• 3 slices of red onion, chopped

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
2. Slice the bread at 1 inch intervals to within 2 inches from the bottom of the loaf.
3. Cut the Swiss cheese in 1/2 inch slices and insert into the cuts in the bread loaf.
4. Place the butter into a small bowl.
5. Stir in the garlic and salt.
6. Add the onion and mix until well coated with the butter mixture.
7. Spoon the butter mixture over the top of the bread allowing it run down the sides.
8. Wrap the bread tightly in heavy duty aluminum foil.
9. Bake 25 minutes or until the cheese has melted completely.

Makes 12 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 25 minutes
Total Time: approximately 35 minutes

This bread will be the hit of your Christmas buffet. It's simple and easy to make and will agree with everyone's taste buds. The onion may be left out if you prefer. If you are using salted butter decrease the salt amount of 1/4 t.

In South Africa we barbecue on Christmas as it is very hot. So, we are having this bread with our Christmas Dinner Barbecue!