Baked Brie Stuffed With Strawberry Preserves And Toasted Almonds Recipes

BAKED BRIE STUFFED WITH STRAWBERRY PRESERVES RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Carefully lay the cheese on it's side and using a long sharp knife,horzonally cut in half. Spread the preserves on the cut side of the bottom layer of cheese. Sprinkle on the nuts. Replace the top half of the brie. Roll out the puff pastry into a circle, about double the diameter of the wheel of brie. Place the brie in the center of the pastry. Gather up the edges and twist together. Refirgerate for at least 1 hr. or up to 24 hr. wrapped in plastic. Preheat oven to 375, spray large baking sheet with cooking spray. Beat egg yoke and brush over pastry. Bake about 40 minutes or until pasrty is evenly puffed and brown. Serve warm or at room temp.

BAKED BRIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Using a warmed sharp knife, or unflavored dental floss (See Cook's Note 1) cut the wheel of brie in half horizontally and separate the top half of the wheel from the bottom half. Sprinkle the bottom half of the brie with the dried cherries, toasted almonds, and brown sugar. Replace the top half of the brie and apply pressure to secure the stuffing. Working on a well-floured surface, roll out the puff pastry so that it will fully cover the brie. Place the brie in the middle of the puff pastry and fold the excess pastry around the wheel. Put the wheel aside. Roll out another piece of puff pastry and cut out a circle the same circumference as the top of the brie. Save the trimmings for decorations. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg on top of the brie in the puff pastry and place the circle on top. Brush the top of the circle with egg. Cut out decorations using cookie cutters or a small knife on top of the brie. Brush the entire top side of the brie with the egg and place the brie on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until the pastry begins to turn golden brown, then turn the temperature down to 325 degrees F and bake for another 20 minutes. Serve on a pretty platter. See Cook's Note 2.
• Cook's Note 1: Instead of using a knife to cut the brie, use a piece of unflavored dental floss. Make an initial cut half way down, along the outer side of the brie with a pairing knife. Then, take a long piece of dental floss and wrap it around both hands. Starting at the front of the wheel at the initial cut, work through the wheel with the floss, separating the top half of the wheel from the bottom.
• Cook's Note 2: The brie can be made, wrapped securely and stored in the freezer up to a month ahead of time.

BAKED BRIE WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
• Add almonds and saute until golden; remove from heat.
• Place Brie in a small baking dish; season with salt and pepper.
• Top with toasted almonds.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until Brie is golden.
• Wrap bread in aluminum foil and warm in oven while Brie bakes.

BAKED BRIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and flour on low speed until mixture forms a ball. Divide in half and wrap each portion in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes., On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion into a 7-in. circle about 1/8 in. thick. Place one circle on an ungreased baking sheet. Place Brie on pastry and top with remaining pastry circle; pinch edges to seal. Flute bottom edge if desired., In a small bowl, whisk egg and water; brush over top and sides of pastry. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from the baking sheets. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving. Serve with crackers and fruit.

BAKED BRIE STUFFED WITH STRAWBERRY PRESERVES AND TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Carefully lay the cheese on its side and using a long, sharp knife, horizontally cut in half.
• Spread the preserves on the cut side of the bottom layer of cheese.
• Sprinkle on the nuts.
• Replace the top half of the brie.
• Roll out the puff pastry into a circle, about double the diameter of the wheel of Brie.
• Place the Brie in the center of the pastry.
• Gather up the edges and decoratively twist together.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours wrapped in plastic.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Beat the egg yolk and brush over the pastry.
• Bake about 40 minutes, until the pastry is evenly puffed and brown.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.