OHOW’s Holiday Brie en Croute
Looking for a crowd-pleaser for your next cheeseboard? Our Holiday Brie en Croûte is sure to be a stunning appetizer for any gathering.
Ingredients
- 8 oz. puff pastry thawed
- 1 lb wheel brie cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 cup slivered toasted almonds
- 1/4 cup apricot or fig jam
- 1 box cracker of your choice or thin slices of toasted baguette
- For the garnish flat leaf parsley or watercress
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Beat egg and water together in a small bowl with a fork.
- Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly flour dusted surface. Roll out the puff pastry into about a 14 inch square and cut off the edges to form a more circular shape. Place 1/4 cup of fig jam or apricot jam in the center of the circle with ¼ cup toasted pecans and almonds then place the cheese round directly on top. Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg mixture. Fold the pastry up and over the brie round and flip over to a parchment lined baking sheet (use the excess pieces of puff pastry as a decorative garnish. Brush the entire pastry with the egg and water mixture.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown in color.
- Let the pastry cool down for about 30 minutes. Remove from the baking sheet and place on a serving dish or small platter garnish with watercress or parsley and serve with toasted baguettes or crackers.