Cream 1 tablespoon of butter.

Add grated hard cheese, cream cheese, crushed garlic, paprika, caraway seed, and black pepper to the butter.

Beat well until smooth.

Chop the shallots or spring onions.

Add the chopped shallots or spring onions to the remaining butter.

Fold the shallot-butter mixture into the cheese mixture.

Spread the cheese filling on two slices of bread.

Cover with the other two slices of bread.

Press the bread slices well together.

Cut the assembled bread into halves or quarters.

Brush the cut bread with beaten egg.

Fry the bread in butter or bacon fat until golden brown.