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Brie En Croute

Course Appetizer
Cuisine French
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Thawing time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry
  • 13 oz wheel of brie
  • 1/4 cup raspberry jam
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • crackers, for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Defrost the puff pastry according to the package directions.
  3. Roll out the puff pastry slightly and trim so that you'll have enough to go around the wheel of brie. 
  4. Spread the raspberry jam on top of the brie cheese. 
  5. Wrap the puff pastry around the wheel of brie putting the edges on the bottom to completely enclose the brie cheese.  Use the scraps of dough to cut out letters, shapes or anything else you'd like to use to decorate your Brie En Croute (From this point you can cover your Brie En Croute and put it in the refrigerator if you like).

  6. Beat one egg with 1 tablespoon of water to make an egg wash.  Use the egg wash as a glue to attach the letters or shapes.  (From this point you can cover your Brie En Croute and put it in the refrigerator if you like).  Make sure to refrigerate your egg wash if you're making the pastry ahead of time.

  7. Brush the tops and sides of the brie en croute with your egg wash.

  8. Bake until golden brown for about 20 minutes (around 40 minutes if frozen).  Let cool for 5 minutes and serve.

Recipe Notes

I love using Sarabeth's jams, especially for this recipe!