Baked Brie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 package brie round
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (i like pepridge farms)
• 2 teaspoons apricot preserves or 2 teaspoons peach preserves
• 1/4 cup almonds
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 take out the pastry to defrost, this will be the most time consuming step.
• 2 once it is defrosted, roll the dough out to more of a round shape.
• 3 i do this right on the cookie sheet that i am going to cook it on.
• 4 i also like to have a layer of parchment paper so that it won't stick later.
• 5 preheat the oven to 400.
• 6 once the dough is rolled out, spread the preserves lightly on the entire surface.
• 7 you may not use all the preserves, it should be just a thin coating.
• 8 cut the rind off the top of the brie only.
• 9 place the brie in the center of the pastry.
• 10 use a knife to break the almonds.
• 11 in a pan heat them with the butter for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 12 layer the brown sugar on top of the brie.
• 13 place the nuts on top and finish off with the cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 14 fold the pastry up around the brie, not pulling to make holes.
• 15 squeeze the pastry together, using wet hands or extra preserves to help it stick.
• 16 beat one egg with a little water to make an egg wash.
• 17 brush the egg onto the pastry all over.
• 18 place the brie in the oven for 20 minutes.
• 19 check on it at this time, some ovens need a few extra minutes to give it a nice golden color.
• 20 serve with crackers or without.
• 21 i have used this as a stand in for cheese and crackers and as a side dish for beef stew, and both times every bite disapeared.