Buttery Blue Cheese Spread with Walnuts

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/4 cup walnuts diced, toasted
• 1/2 cup chives chopped fresh
• 1/4 cup cream sherry optional
• 16 ounces bread round loaf
• 1 x walnuts toasted diced, as needed
• 1 x chives chopped fresh, as needed
• 1 x rosemary sprigs as needed

1. Stir together first 5 ingredients and, if desired, sherry in a large bowl; cover and chill mixture 8 hours.
2. Let stand at room temperature to soften; or freeze spread up to 1 month, and thaw in the refrigerator for 8 hours.
3. Hollow out bread loaf, leaving a 1-inch-thick shell; reserve inside of loaf for other uses.
4. Spoon softened cheese spread into shell.
5. Garnish, if desired.
6. Serve with sliced apples and pears or with toasted French baguette slices.

cream cheese, butter, walnuts, chives, cream sherry optional, bread, walnuts, chives, rosemary

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/buttery-blue-cheese-spread-waln-48267 (may not work)