Brie en Croute #2

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Engagement Brunch

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (63)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry (package comes with 2 sheets)
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 small (8-ounce) wheel Brie
1/2 cup raspberry jam
2 eggs, beaten

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Defrost 1 sheet of puff pastry for approximately 15 to 20 minutes and unfold (place remaining sheet in freezer for later use). Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute nuts in butter until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Place nuts on top of Brie and spread jam on top of nuts. Gently roll pastry with a rolling pin to increase the size of the sheet 1 to 2 inches in each direction. Brush both sides of the sheet with beaten egg. Center the wheel of Brie on top of the pastry sheet. Bring all four corners of the sheet together above Brie and twist slightly to form a "bundle." Tie gathered pastry with kitchen/cooking string (tie string in the form of a bow), arranging pastry until you are satisfied with the "bundle" shape. Place "bundle" on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until pastry is golden brown. Serve with top-quality crackers.

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recipe Brie en Croute #2
Karen Basking Ridge, NJ 01-19-2010
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Impressive and Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Want to impress? You can wow your guests with this recipe! I made this for an appetizer party and it got rave reviews. The... only thing I did differently was to reduce the amount of jam and I didn't use the twine to "tie" the bundle - it wasn't necessary, my pouch stayed together just by pinching it in tighter at the top. A couple of other notes: The order of putting the nuts and jam on the brie is wrong in the recipe - it should be jam 1st, then the nuts. Also the recipe doesn't mention to cut the top brine of the cheese off but the video does - I think that is a must. I'll definitely be making this one again! Read more
recipe Brie en Croute #2
Tahesha Denver, CO 01-17-2010
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FANTASTIC
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just made this today and it was awesome. I didn't go by the recipe I just watched the video. My family is not to big on... cheese, so I've been trying to introduce it to them in different ways. This was a hit it came out perfect, my puff pastry put up a good fight. But in the end I won. Love ya Paula.Read more
recipe Brie en Croute #2
Anna Westborough, MA 01-06-2010
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Ok, but not amazing
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

There was way too much jam in this recipe, it overwhelmed the taste of the brie. I would cut down on the amount of jam and... add more sliced fresh vegatables if I were to make it again.Read more
recipe Brie en Croute #2
Cheryl Memphis, TN 01-04-2010
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Delicious but written directions are different from video
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I took this to a party last night and everyone loved it, requesting the recipe. It was especially good with slices of... honeycrip apple. The written recipe says to put the nuts on top of the brie and then the jam. However, to me it makes more sense to do it the opposite (jam then nuts) and indeed in the video, Paula does just that. Also, the written recipe says to brush boths sides of the pastry with the egg before bundling while Paula doesn't brush the outer side until after the brie is bundled and tied--again common sense. I am eager to try this again with a different combo of jam and nuts as suggested by other readers. Also, as I baked this at home and then had to transport it, I used the bottom of a six inch springform pan lined with parchment to bake it on. I then reattached the sides of the pan before transporting to protect it. Once I arrived at the party, I placed it back in the oven for a few minutes to insure it was warm and then removed the sides of the pan and slid it off the bottom onto a platter--easy. CherylRead more
recipe Brie en Croute #2
Christine Butler, NJ 12-31-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great Brie receipe. Instead of using puff pastry I used Pillsbury crescent roll dough. Now they sell it in sheets... instead of having to pinch all the seams together. The crescent roll dough gives it a nice buttery flavor.Read more
recipe Brie en Croute #2
Heather Tampa, FL 12-29-2009
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Deliscious party appetizer!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We made this Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and both times it was devoured in minutes. Simple, great tasting, easy to... make....all characteristics of a great appetizer. For one of them we used good raspberry preserves, for the other we used Fig preserves. Both were great but my husband and I really liked the fig preserves. You can't go wrong with this choice. This one will definitely be a Christmas or Holiday tradition in our family.Read more