Baked Brie Stuffed With Strawberry Preserves and Toasted Almonds

Submitted by SusieQusie

"An easy impressive do ahead appetizer. UPDATE 9/15/2006 - adopted from the Recipezaar account."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 2 -3 lbs brie round
• 1⁄2 cup strawberry preserves
• 1⁄3 cup toasted almond, finely chopped
• 1 lb frozen puff pastry, thawed
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 egg yolk

directions

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

Reviews

[skat5762]

This was indeed very easy, and ultimately impressive. I made this for my supervisor's birthday. The brie was surrounded on a tray by a strawberry slurry that had macerated in sugar and Grand Marnier for about an hour. Fantastic. But I'm uncertain about this being classified as an appetizer, because it sure tasted like dessert to me...

 

[smashmac]

I made this for a dinner party with some old friends. I couldn't get the puff pastry to roll into a circle so I just used it as a big square. I cut the brie horizontally with an electric carving knife (my dad's suggestion). Everyone loved this! I served pie-like wedges on plates with a fork and crackers and let everyone decide whether to eat it on the crackers or just eat it. If you are looking for something impressive and easy this is it!

 

[Libra in Florida]

Absolutely wonderful recipe! I made this recipe several times over the holidays and everyone loves it. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!

 

[Graybert]

A good recipe. I found that it got hard to quick and had to keep putting it back in the oven to melt the cheese so that we could cut it and serve it with crackers. Very tasty, but I have to find a way to keep it warm so that the cheese and dough does not get so hard that it is difficult to serve.