Apricot Pecan Camembert Food

CRUMBED CAMEMBERT

Steps:

• Put packet of dry sweet biscuit into a blender, blend until biscuit resembles a fine crumb,put into a bag to use in the same way used with covering the cheese with flour.
• Cut cheese into segments dust in flour(made easy by putting flour into a plastic bag adding cheese and shaking to cheese is covered) shake any excess flour off.
• Dip cheese in lightly beaten eggs then add cheese to the biscuit crumb shake until cheese covered in crumb then dip cheese in egg and repeat with the crumb, shake any excess crumb off.
• Place crumbed cheese on a paper towel cover with paper towel and let rest in fridge for 1/2 hour.
• Heat Oil when at a med/high heat (not med and not high in between both) add segments of cheese cook until a light golden colour and shell is crisp-drain on paper towel.
• Arrange on lettuce drizzle with your fav sauce.
• Place mixed berries in a pan heat, add sugar to taste, mash berries till fine lumps.
• and juices and sugar is dissolved.Drizzle and enjoy! (should be prepared before cooking cheese,then only reheating needed before serving).

CAMEMBERT APRICOT APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Start by placing one sheet of phyllo on a baking sheet.
• Brush a thin layer of melted butter on one side.
• Add the next sheet on top of the butter.
• Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have the appropriate amount of sheets 'glued' together.
• Place the whole cheese on one side of the pastry leaving a 2 inch border.
• Spoon your jam on top of the cheese (one side only).
• Fold the pastry around the cheese remembering to keep the jam side up.
• Tuck the ends under the cheese to create a tidy pocket.
• Remember that if you can see the cheese, it can leak out.
• Brush the jam side with melted butter.
• Place in the center of the baking sheet JAM SIDE UP and bake approx 10-15 minutes.
• Serve whole on a platter with plain crackers (I use Carr's table water crackers).
• Add knife or spreader so everyone can help themselves.
• Everyone loves this appetizer.
• DO NOT PREPARE THIS AHEAD OF TIME (UNLESS IT IS JUST TO RE-HEAT IN THE OVEN).

APRICOT-PECAN CAMEMBERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Place cheese in shallow ovenproof serving dish.
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until cheese is soft.
• Remove from oven.
• Top cheese with preserves and pecans.
• Return to oven; bake an additional 3 minutes or until preserves are warm.
• Serve with assorted crackers.