Party Cheese Bread

I made this on Christmas Eve Eve. It was on Wednesday, and usually we have church, but since it is Christmas week and we were having Christmas Eve services at church on Thursday, they decided to cancel church on Wednesday. So our friends Corey & Steph invited us over for game night and for a crock pot supper. This was the perfect setting for this bread, and it was a big hit. It smelled FABULOUS while it was cooking and tasted quite good too. It's from the Jan/Feb 2010 Simple & Delicious. Love this magazine.

Party Cheese Bread
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp celery salt
1 round loaf sourdough bread (1 lb)
1 lb Monterey Jack cheese, cut into thin slices (I only ended up using about 1/2 lb)

In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; set aside. Cut bread diagonally into 1 inch slices to within 1/2 inch of bottom of loaf. Repeat cuts in opposite direction (kind of like if you were making a blooming onion). Arrange cheese slices in cuts. Drizzle butter mixture over bread. Wrap in foil; place on baking sheet & bake @ 350 for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. 8 servings.

So, turns out I didn't have dijon mustard. So I used regular mustard, but only 1 tbsp. It was still really good. So this would be a really good appetizer to make for something. Definitely a keeper. My husband was eating it by the hunk after a few games. Renee had seconds too, but she ate hers in a lady-like fashion, in reasonably sized bites. That's how I can tell if people really like it or not. If they have an "I'll try it" size and then go back for more, or if they don't. So it's a good one!