Baked Brie Stuffed With Strawberry Preserves And Toasted Almonds Recipes

Steps:

• Carefully lay the cheese on it's side and using a long sharp knife,horzonally cut in half. Spread the preserves on the cut side of the bottom layer of cheese. Sprinkle on the nuts. Replace the top half of the brie. Roll out the puff pastry into a circle, about double the diameter of the wheel of brie. Place the brie in the center of the pastry. Gather up the edges and twist together. Refirgerate for at least 1 hr. or up to 24 hr. wrapped in plastic. Preheat oven to 375, spray large baking sheet with cooking spray. Beat egg yoke and brush over pastry. Bake about 40 minutes or until pasrty is evenly puffed and brown. Serve warm or at room temp.

Steps:

• Score the side of a wheel of brie all the way around with a sharp paring knife. Cut directly on the "equator" through the rind. Using a long piece of string or dental floss, wrap the string around the brie on the newly made cut. Loop one end of the string over the other (a half knot). Then pulling the ends of the string in opposite directions, cut the brie in half.
• Press the dried cranberries on one cut side of the brie, and the walnuts on the other. Quickly put the 2 sides back together with the cranberries on top of the walnuts. Press together and stuff back in any cranberries or walnuts that fell out.
• Roll out a thawed sheet of puff pastry on a floured surface to about 1/8-inch thickness. Place brie in center of pastry. Gently pull up edges to ensure you have enough dough to entirely wrap the brie. You can trim off the corners if there is too much dough. Brush the dough with the egg wash. Fold one edge of the dough over the brie and then the opposite side. Fold over the remaining edges and complexly encase the brie. You can trim off excess pieces of dough, if necessary. Flip the brie over so the seam is at the bottom; gently press in the sides to snug the dough against the brie. Brush the top and sides of the wrapped brie with egg wash.
• If you choose to decorate the brie with cut-out shapes of additional puff pastry, use very cold (almost still frozen) dough to ensure sharp lines. Lightly brush the decorative pieces with egg wash. Place the brie in the freezer for one hour (this is a crucial step; see note below).
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the brie on the prepared baking sheet. Bake on the center rack in preheated oven until it is browned and leaking cheese, about 20 minutes. (Only rarely does the brie not leak through, but 20 to 25 minutes is about how long it takes to melt the cheese and brown the pastry.)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
• Add almonds and saute until golden; remove from heat.
• Place Brie in a small baking dish; season with salt and pepper.
• Top with toasted almonds.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until Brie is golden.
• Wrap bread in aluminum foil and warm in oven while Brie bakes.

Steps:

• Carefully lay the cheese on its side and using a long, sharp knife, horizontally cut in half.
• Spread the preserves on the cut side of the bottom layer of cheese.
• Sprinkle on the nuts.
• Replace the top half of the brie.
• Roll out the puff pastry into a circle, about double the diameter of the wheel of Brie.
• Place the Brie in the center of the pastry.
• Gather up the edges and decoratively twist together.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours wrapped in plastic.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Beat the egg yolk and brush over the pastry.
• Bake about 40 minutes, until the pastry is evenly puffed and brown.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.