Hilltop's Boursin Cheese
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Recipe Type: appetizer
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Serves: 12
 
The recipe appeared with permission in the March/April 2001 issue of Culinary Thymes magazine, and is originally found in the cookbook Southern Herb Growing (Shearer, 1997) by the late Madeline Hill and Gwen Barclay (with Jean Hardy).
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. cream cheese, softened
  • lb. butter, softened
  • 1 tsp mashed garlic
  • 1 ½ Tblsp chopped sweet marjoram
  • 1 ½ Tblsp chopped chives
  • 1 Tblsp chopped basil
  • 1 tsp chopped English or French thyme
  • 1 Tblsp chopped parsley
  • tsp salt
  • tsp freshly ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. Beat the cheese and butter together. Add the mashed garlic to the cheese, mixing well. Add the finely chopped herbs, salt and pepper.
  2. Chill slightly and form into logs. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate or freeze. Serve with toasted French bread rounds.
Recipe by Culinary Thymes at https://www.culinarythymes.com/herby-homemade-boursin/