Crab Camembert Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (6 to 8 oz.) can crab meat
8 to 9 oz. Camembert cheese
1/2 c. butter
2 Tbsp. minced parsley
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1 loaf unsliced French bread
1 can mushrooms (optional)

Preparation

Drain crab and flake.
Remove cheese rind and cut into chunks. Melt butter in a saucepan; add cheese, parsley, garlic and basil, on medium heat until blended; stir constantly.
Fold in crab.
Cut bread in half lengthwise and dig out small ditch in center of bread.
Spread in crab/cheese mixture (mushrooms are optional). Place on a baking sheet.
Brown 5 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Slice in 1/2-inch pieces and serve immediately.
Makes 2 1/2 dozen.