Whipped Brie Puff Pastry Food

BRIE PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cut Brie horizontally in half. Sprinkle bottom half with blue cheese; replace top., On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a 14-in. square. Trim corners to make a circle. Spoon jam onto center of pastry; sprinkle with almonds. Top with Brie., Lightly brush edges of pastry with beaten egg. Fold pastry over cheese, pinching edges to seal; trim excess pastry as desired., Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet, seam side down. Brush pastry with beaten egg. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes., Immediately remove from pan to a serving plate; let stand 45 minutes before serving. Serve with crackers.

PUFF PASTRY WRAPPED BRIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Beat egg and water in bowl.
• 2. Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14" square. Place cheese in center. Fold pastry up over cheese to cover. Trim excess pastry and press to seal. Brush seam with egg mixture. Place seam-side down onto baking sheet. Brush with egg mixture.
• 3. Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Let stand for 20 minutes.

PASTRY-WRAPPED BRIE

Steps:

• Roll out 1 sheet puff pastry into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Trim into a circle and place an 8-ounce wheel of brie in the center. Brush the pastry with egg wash; fold into the center over the brie, pressing to seal. Press a smaller round of puff pastry on top, then brush all over with more egg wash. Bake at 400 degrees F until golden, 25 minutes.
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BAKED BRIE IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degree C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• Slice the wheel of Brie in half, horizontally, so that the halves are two, flatter wheels of Brie. Lay the puff pastry in the pie pan. Place half of the Brie (rind-side down) onto the pastry dough. Sprinkle almonds evenly over the top. Place the other half of the Brie (rind-side up) over the almonds. Bundle the pastry dough around the Brie.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

BAKED CRAB WITH BRIE WRAPPED IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine crab meat, green onion, Tabasco sauce and mayonnaise and blend together.
• Set out frozen puff pastry about 20 to 30 minutes before ready to use.
• On a working surface place the brie and cut a ring about an inch from the side and left out the center ring and remove some of the brie and spoon in the crab meat mixture and place the center pieces back in place.
• Roll out pastry to 1/8" thickness. Cut off a 4" strip and set aside to use as decoration.
• Place Brie in center of puff pastry and bring up edges and crimp edges together around Brie, sealing completely. Turn Brie - crimped dough side down on a backing sheet. With remaining 4" of dough left cut out leaf design or anything you may want to use as a decoration. Place on top of dough covered Brie. Refrigerate until ready to bake. This can be kept overnight for your convenience. Just cover with plastic wrap.
• When ready to bake - remove plastic wrap. Mix egg yolk with 1 teaspoon water and brush entire dough covered Brie.
• Preheat oven to 400°. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and let set 20-25 minutes before serving.

HERBED BRIE IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together parsley, garlic, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, and salami. Slice the Brie in half crosswise, so you have two wheels. Spread the salami and herb mixture on one of the cut sides and top with the other half of the Brie wheel. Place the Brie in the center of the sheet of puff pastry. Fold the puff pastry up and over the Brie, pressing to secure the pastry together using a little bit of water if necessary. Brush the pastry with beaten egg.
• Bake the pastry in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

PUFF PASTRY WRAPPED BRIE WITH MAPLE WALNUT FILLING

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together walnuts, raisins and maple syrup until combined well and set aside.
• On lightly floured work surface roll out puff pastry to about a 12-inch circle.
• Using a large serrated knife, cut brie in half crosswise into two circles. Separate brie and spoon walnut mixture onto one of the circles.
• Top with remaining circle.
• Place stuffed brie in centre of pastry and fold pastry over top overlapping each piece decoratively to cover brie.
• Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake in 400°F oven for about 30 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
• Allow wrapped brie to cool for about 10 minutes before serving.