- 15m prep
- 55m cook
- 8 servings
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There are few shared party foods that have the luring appeal of a cob loaf. A freshly baked, carved cob loaf filled with a molten, cheesy savoury filling and a golden top, ready to dip, sends party guests into a zombie-like frenzy toward the snack table. A cob loaf challenges will power and brings people together. And thanks to a recent resurgence in its popularity, the cob loaf has become a hallmark of Australian get-togethers.
Not sure what to bring to your next gathering or serve at a backyard do? Try out this ever-popular cheese and bacon cob loaf by taste member, 'dakky.' As one reviewer of this creamy cob loaf recipe has suggested, once you put this impressive-looking cob loaf out, you'll soon be only, 'left with crumbs.'
What are the most popular cob loaf fillings?
Though this is one of our all-time favourite savoury cob loaf filling recipes (and Australia's favourite!) taste.com.au is home to a staggeringly large collection of cobs! From the classic spinach-filled cob loaf, to the sweet cob loaf varieties: if you can dream it, we can cob it. We also have great ideas for mini cob loaf recipes.
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- 10 Ingredients
- 6 Method Steps
10 Ingredients
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500g cob loaf
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1 tbsp Coles classic olive oil
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1 small onion, finely chopped
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200g shortcut bacon rashers, diced
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2 tbsp chopped chives, plus extra to serve
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250g block cream cheese, softened
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2/3 cup (160ml) cream
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2/3 cup Bulla Light Sour Cream
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1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
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1 French stick or baguette, sliced
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6 Method Steps
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Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
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Cut 4cm off top of cob loaf (500g cob loaf) to form lid. Scoop bread from centre of loaf, leaving 1.5cm edge. Tear or roughly chop bread pieces.
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Heat oil (1 tbsp Coles classic olive oil) in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion (1 small onion, finely chopped) and bacon (200g shortcut bacon rashers, diced). Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until bacon is browned and onion has softened. Remove from heat.
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Add chives (2 tbsp chopped chives, plus extra to serve) to bacon mixture. Stir in creamed cheese (250g block cream cheese, softened). Mix until combined. Add cream (2/3 cup (160ml) cream), sour cream (2/3 cup Bulla Light Sour Cream) and grated cheese (1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese). Season with salt and pepper.
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Spoon mixture into loaf. Arrange lid, bread pieces and sliced baguette (1 French stick or baguette, sliced) in a single layer around loaf. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly toasted.
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Sprinkle top of dip with extra chives. Serve warm.
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Recipe Notes
Want to know how to make a cob loaf?
It all starts with the cob loaf carving, which could really be a national sport here in Australia. And, it's easier than it looks to create the signature cob loaf bowl. Cut a lid out from the top of the cob loaf (see step 2 of this recipe), then hollow out the bread (scoop bread using your hands) leaving a shell that's sturdy enough to hold robust cob loaf fillings! It's great to pull out a mixture of large and smaller pieces of filling to bake in the oven, because these form the vessels for your cob loaf dip. Your cob loaf bread will become golden and crisp in the oven, so it's perfect for dipping. We also bake a French bread stick for extra dipping materials!
Of course, once all the filling bread pieces have been eaten, you and your guests and eat the structural outside shell and lid of your cob loaf, too! Then, your choice of cob loaf filling is up to you. This recipe's cob loaf filling is particularly popular at parties, but you can make just about any kind of cob loaf you set your mind to. Check out our countless cob loaf recipes, if in doubt. Some cob loaf recipes include French onion soup mix. This cob loaf recipe uses chives and onion to boost its onion flavour, but French onion soup mix is a great easy way to give a any savoury cob loaf added oomph.
While this cob loaf recipe calls for a delicious combination of sour cream, cream cheese, bacon, onion, grated cheese, chives and cream, many cob loaf fillings will include frozen spinach (alongside French onion soup mix). You can try our cob loaf spinach dip recipe, next.
Is the cob loaf an Australian thing?
Although it's been suggested that Australians adopted the cob loaf concept from the UK, we've certainly made the iconic cob loaf our own. Thanks to a recent resurgence in its popularity, the cob loaf is practically ubiquitous at Australian gatherings and celebrations. We feel like our national slogan could be, 'we can put that in a cob loaf'. Whether it's a dip, a soup, sweet fillings, pasta or even a meat pie, we've put it in a cob loaf.
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