Amy Thielen’s Old-Fashioned Pounded Cheese with Walnuts and Port Syrup

Name: Amy Thielen’s Old-Fashioned Pounded Cheese with Walnuts and Port Syrup
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 2 cup ruby port; 1 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar; 7 oz. aged cheddar cheese (3 years old or more), at room temperature; 6 Tbsp. (3 oz.) salted butter, softened; 1 tsp. Dijon mustard; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; Pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 ⁄ 3 cup walnut halves, toasted * and broken into pieces; Bread or crackers, for serving

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Is port wine cheese the Midwest’s unifying nostalgic food? Check out Amy Thielen’s version of the beloved Dairy State classic.

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Ingredients

1⁄2 cup ruby port
1 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar
7 oz. aged cheddar cheese (3 years old or more), at room temperature
6 Tbsp. (3 oz.) salted butter, softened
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1⁄4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1⁄3 cup walnut halves, <a href="https://www.saveur.com/how-to-toast-any-kind-of-nut/">toasted</a>* and broken into pieces
Bread or crackers, for serving