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Easy Obatzda: German Beer Cheese Dip

This document provides a recipe for Obatzda, a German beer cheese dip made with Camembert cheese, butter, and beer. It is a classic appetizer served in Bavarian beer gardens and restaurants. The recipe calls for mixing aged soft cheese, butter, and wheat beer. It is traditionally seasoned with paprika, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper. Optional additions include chopped onion or spreadable cheese. Tips recommend using hands to mix ingredients at room temperature and adding onions just before serving to prevent bitterness. The dip is served with pretzels or bread.

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Easy Obatzda: German Beer Cheese Dip

This document provides a recipe for Obatzda, a German beer cheese dip made with Camembert cheese, butter, and beer. It is a classic appetizer served in Bavarian beer gardens and restaurants. The recipe calls for mixing aged soft cheese, butter, and wheat beer. It is traditionally seasoned with paprika, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper. Optional additions include chopped onion or spreadable cheese. Tips recommend using hands to mix ingredients at room temperature and adding onions just before serving to prevent bitterness. The dip is served with pretzels or bread.

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Obatzda Recipe (German Beer Cheese Dip)

Obatzda, a flavorful German Beer Cheese Dip, is a beer garden classic made with camembert
cheese, butter, and beer! This easy cheese dip can be made ahead and makes a delicious
appetizer or snack with pretzels or rustic bread. Perfect for your next Oktoberfest party!
Obatzda is a classic Bavarian dish that you can get in every beer garden, supermarket in Bavaria,
or traditional Bavarian restaurant. But it’s super easy to make at home with ingredients you can
get at your local supermarket! This easy recipe is perfect for making ahead.

There are many different ways to make this beer cheese spread but one thing they all have in
common are the main ingredients: aged soft cheese like Camembert or Brie, good quality
butter, and a small amount of wheat beer.

Obatzda or Gerupfter (Franconian name) is traditionally seasoned with paprika, caraway seeds,
salt, and pepper. You can add chopped onions to the dip but I recommend adding them just
before serving otherwise they could develop a bitter or soapy taste when you make the dip in
advance.

I’ve tried many different variations of this beer cheese dip and the recipe below is my favorite
way to make it!
Tips and Trick for How to make Obatzda
 If you can’t have alcohol you can omit the beer or use a non-alcoholic beer.
 Instead of wheat beer, you can also use any other German beer.
 Using your hands works best to mix the ingredients together.
 Take out all the ingredients from the fridge half an hour before starting to make this
recipe. Cut the butter into small cubes, it will come faster to room temperature. Using
room temperature ingredients makes it easier to mix everything together.
 To make my beer cheese dip easily spreadable even after sitting in the fridge overnight I
add a spreadable cheese like Laughing Cow Cheese to the camembert cheese. A common
problem with Obatzda, made only with cheese and butter, is that it gets quite firm in the
fridge. Don’t use cream cheese instead of spreadable cheese wedges. The cream cheese
flavor is not the right choice for this dip.
 Add the sliced onions just before serving this way you can store the cheese dip longer.
 Serve this beer cheese dip with pretzels, pretzel bread, or a rustic sourdough bread.
My Bavarian Pretzels are perfect to make with this recipe!
 This recipe is perfect for your Oktoberfest party but also makes a great addition to every
holiday appetizer buffet!

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