Warm Cranberry Brie Food

WARMED CRANBERRY BRIE

Steps:

• Peel off top rind of 1 round (8 oz.) brie cheese, leaving a 1/4-inch rim.
• Combine cranberry sauce, brown sugar, extract and nutmeg.
• Top brie with cranberry mixture and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
• Bake in 500°F oven 4-5 minutes.
• Serve with assorted crackers.

WARM CRANBERRY GLAZED BRIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• With sharp knife, cut circle in top of rind of cheese, leaving 1/4-inch border around top of cheese.
• Carefully remove center circle and discard.
• (Do not cut side of rind.) Place cheese on pie plate or other small shallow ovenproof baking dish.
• In small saucepan, stir together cranberry sauce, sugar, ginger, orange zest, cornstarch and allspice.
• Stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly.
• Remove from heat.
• Spread cranberry mixture on top of cheese.
• Bake 5 to 10 minutes, until cheese is soft but not runny.
• (Do not overheat.) Sprinkle with nuts and chives.
• Serve with Toasteds® crackers.

CRANBERRY BRIE SHEET PAN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and 2 teaspoons of the salt in a large bowl. Rub 4 tablespoons of the butter into the flour mixture with your fingertips until completely absorbed. Work the remaining 16 tablespoons butter into the flour mixture until pea-sized bits of butter remain. Use a fork to stir in the buttermilk until the mixture comes together into a shaggy dough. (Don't overmix the dough.)
• Add the Brie, parsley, cranberries, chives and thyme to the bowl and gently mix with lightly floured hands, folding the dough over itself (this is where the flaky layers will form) until the ingredients are just combined.
• Turn the dough out onto the prepared sheet pan and use lightly floured hands to evenly distribute the dough into the pan. Using a paring knife, gently score 24 squares on top of the dough, making sure the knife does not cut through to the bottom of the biscuit. (If baking the biscuits the following day, cover gently with plastic wrap at this point and refrigerate up to 24 hours.)
• Brush the top of the dough with more buttermilk. Bake until the biscuit top is lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then use a paring knife to follow the score marks to cut through the biscuits.
• Meanwhile, mix the honey with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Drizzle the honey over the warm biscuits. Serve the biscuits warm or at room temperature with more butter, if desired.

BAKED BRIE WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Grease a baking sheet.
• To make the relish place the cranberries together with the grated orange zest and juice, ginger and sugar in a blender or food processor to a coarse purée. Leave to stand for 1 hour before serving.
• To make the baked Brie, mix the tasted bread crumbs with the parsley, thyme and dried cranberries. Dip each piece of Brie into the beaten egg and then coat evenly with the bread crumb mixture.
• Place the pieces of coated Brie on the baking sheet and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 8 minutes. Remove the Brie from the oven and leave to cool briefly,.
• Arrange the arugula or lettuce leaves on 4 plates. Spoon some cranberry relish on the plates and place the warm Brie on slices of toasted Fench Bread, that have been rubbed with a garlic half, and extra cranberry relish. Garnish with chives.

CRANBERRY AND BRIE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• Place pastry on a clean work surface and cut into 36 squares. Brush all squares with egg wash, then place one square on top of the other to make 18 stacks, each with 2 squares of pastry.
• Place on prepared sheet, about 2 inches apart, and bake until puffed and golden, about 13-15 minutes.
• Remove baking sheet from oven and top each puffed square with a piece of brie cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts, about 3-5 minutes.
• Place on a serving platter and top each with a small spoonful of cranberry sauce and a small sprig of thyme for garnish.

WARM CRANBERRY BRIE

Steps:

• Put pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan; bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring once after 4 minutes.
• Trim rind from top of brie round, leaving a 1/3 inch border on top.
• Place Brie on a baking sheet.
• Mix together the cranberry sauce, brown sugar, rum, and nutmeg; spread mixture evenly over top of Brie.
• Bake at 500° for 5 minutes.
• Take out of oven and sprinkle with toasted pecans; serve with crackers, apple and/or pear slices.
• **2 tablespoons orange juice may be substituted for rum.