Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Party Pleaser (Brie Bake)

(Photos coming)

Got this wonderful party treat from my dear buddy Kara.

Ingredients:

1 Tube Croussant Dough (like Pillsbury)
1 Brie Wheel
1 Pear (A good juicy one)
2 Tbs Jam (Rasberry is good... actually they're all good. )

Directions:

1.   Preheat oven to 350
2.  Open up tube of croissant dough, spread it out flat on prep area.
3.  Place brie wheel in the center of the dough.
4.  Smother brie wheel with jam
5.  Slice up pear in flat slices and put as many as you can squeeze on the brie wheel.
6.  Wrap the dough over the brie wheel and fruit.  Close it up the best you can, you don't want any holds or that delicious choose could ooze out, or worse!
7.  Bake on a cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 350, or until pastrie dough is golden-brown.
8.  Take it out of the oven and wait  15-20 minutes.  Trust me, this is the most difficult part of this whole recipe.  You've got to wait though, you cut this brie wheel too soon and you will have a gloppy (but delicious) mess of brie all over the place.
9.  Slice into wedges and serve!  You can searve it with some bread or crackers, but with the pastry it's really not necessary.  Enjoy!