mercredi 28 septembre 2022

Brie in Puff Pastry with Cranberry Sauce (Appetizers)

 


Makes 12 servings (with 3 crackers each)

Cranberry sauce

  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • ½ teaspoon grated orange peel
  1. In 1-quart saucepan, stir cranberries, brown sugar and orange juice until well mixed.
  2. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently ; reduce heat.
  3. Simmer uncovered 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and cranberries are tender.
  4. Stir in orange peel ; remove from heat.
Brie in pastry
  • 1 tablespoon butter 
  • One-third cup sliced almonds
  • 1 frozen puff pastry sheet, thawed
  • 1 round (14-15 oz) Brie cheese
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Assorted crackers or sliced fresh fruit
  1. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat ; cook almonds in butter, stirring frequently, until golden brown, remove from heat.
  2. Heat oven to 400F (200C) ; spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
  3. On lightly floured surface, roll pastry into 16 x 9-inch rectangle ; cut out one 8½-inch circle and one 7-inch circle.
  4. Place cheese round on center of large circle ; spoon cranberry sauce and almonds over cheese.
  5. Bring pastry up and press around side of cheese ; brush top edge of pastry with egg.
  6. Place 7-inch circle on top, pressing around edge to seal ; brush top and side of pastry with egg.
  7. Cut decorations from remaining pastry and arrange on top ; brush with egg and place on cookie sheet.
  8. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown ; cool on cookie sheet on wire rack 30 minutes before serving.
  9. Serve with crackers.
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