Back Door Company Spread

We all love having special company, but our regular drop-ins deserve something different once in a while, too. So try this one on your "back-door" gang!

Yields: 4 cups

Cooking Time: 20 min

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce each) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup (½ pint) sour cream
• 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
• 1 (2 ¼ ounce) jar dried sliced beef, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    
2. In a large bowl, blend cream cheese and milk until creamy. Blend in sour cream, then stir in onion and dried beef.
    
3. Spoon into a 1-quart baking dish and sprinkle with walnuts. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through.

Notes

Serve hot with unsalted crackers or party rye bread.