Herbed Brie Recipes

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.

Steps:

• For the Lavender Honey (Makes 1 cup):
• Heat the honey and lavender flowers in a small saucepan over high heat until boiling, 4 to 5 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool. Once cool, strain the mixture through a sieve, filtering out the lavender flowers.
• For the baked brie:
• Preheat the broiler.
• Slice the baguette diagonally in 1/4-inch-thick slices and place on a broiler pan. Broil until toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Chop the garlic, rosemary and thyme and place in a small bowl. Add the oil and lavender honey and stir to combine.
• Put the chilled brie on a sheet pan and score the top with a paring knife, as if you are etching it into slices. This will let the oil and herbs soak into the cracks and give the cheese room to melt and expand.
• Spread the herb and honey mixture and spread across the top of the brie. Season with salt and pepper and bake until it starts to melt, 10 minutes.
• Serve with the toasted baguette slices.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice Brie wheel in half horizontally. Press grapes onto cut side of lower half of cheese. Sprinkle grapes with herbs. Press top of Brie onto grapes, sandwiching them in between the two halves of Brie. Set aside.
• On lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into a 16"x10' rectangle. Cut a 6" round, and an 8" round from puff pastry. Brush smaller round of puff pastry with egg. Set Brie/grape "sandwich" onto puff pastry. Brush larger round of puff pastry with egg, and place egg side down over Brie. Press out any excess air and crimp edges to seal. Decorate top with puff pastry scraps if desired. Brush outside of Brie with beaten egg. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Tent loosely with foil and return to oven for 10-15 more minutes. Brie should be golden brown and puffy looking. Remove from oven and let cool for one hour before serving.

Steps:

• Spread toasted bread lightly with mustard. Arrange pate in thin layer on top of mustard. Top with chopped onions and capers. Cut each slice of bread into quarters. Arrange on a cheese board with a wedge of brie at room temperature, cornichons, crackers, grapes.

Steps:

• Cut the baguette in half lengthwise and sprinkle the cut surface of each half with the oil, wine, pepper and garlic, dividing the ingredients evenly between the two halves.
• Trim the Brie to remove any crust and cut into quarter-inch slices, preferably large and thin. Spread half the herbs on the cut surface of the bottom half of the loaf and arrange the cheese slices on top. Spread the remaining herbs on top of the Brie and place the top half of the bread loaf on top to reform the loaf. Press firmly together and roll as tightly as possible in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil. (If tightly wrapped, the bread absorbs the juices better.)
• Press the loaf between two baking sheets and refrigerate with three-to-five pounds of weight (a can or jar, perhaps) on top for four to five hours before cutting in slices to serve. It can be consumed cold or lukewarm

Steps:

• Place brie on a plate and freeze until very firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut off top rind of brie with a sharp knife (it's okay if you can't get the rind off in one piece; brie will smooth out as it bakes).
• Toss rosemary, thyme, and oil on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet until coated. Spread herbs evenly on parchment. Place brie in the center so that it covers about half of the herbs. Bake until cheese is melted, 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest to firm up slightly, about 5 minutes (if you skip this step, you risk spilling molten cheese all over your cutting board).
• Strip leaves from uncovered herbs and sprinkle over brie. Using parchment and a wide spatula, carefully slide brie and covered herbs onto a cutting board.
• Arrange mostarda, walnuts, pear slices, crackers, and baguette slices around cutting board; serve brie warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Remove the cheese from the box and discard any wrapping, then put the cheese back in the box. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 mins.
• Remove from the oven and take off the lid. Cut a large cross through the top of the cheese, then peel back the quarters of rind. Scatter over chopped herbs and serve with pitta crisps or breadsticks.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet.
• While oil is heating, spread the top side of the brie with a drop of water. Sprinkle half the herb and pepper mixture on the first side.
• Place in skillet, herbed side down, for 3-4 minutes.
• Repeat step 3 on the side up, flip over, and cook for 2 more minutes.