Brie En Croute

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Formal Entertaining

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (151)

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

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 28 min
Total:: 58 min

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Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, pre-packaged
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup walnuts
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (8-ounce) wheel Brie
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
Crackers, for serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Defrost puff pastry for approximately 15 to 20 minutes and unfold.

In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Saute the walnuts in the butter until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Add the cinnamon and stir until walnuts are coated well. Place the walnut mixture on top of the Brie and sprinkle the brown sugar over the mixture. Lay the puff pastry out on a flat surface. Place the brie in the center of the pastry. Gather up the edges of the brie, pressing around the brie and gather at the top. Gently squeeze together the excess dough and tie together with a piece of kitchen twine. Brush the beaten egg over top and side of Brie. Place Brie on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes until pastry is golden brown.

Serve with crackers.

To give a special look, cut extra pastry into heart or flower shapes and bake until golden.

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Karla Marysville, WA 12-29-2009
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Yumm!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Thanksgiving and my family loved it! They were very impressed and couldn't believe how good it was (I even... caught my picky Dad taking a couple bites after I convinced him to try just one :). I am planning on making it again for New Years Eve and will make this a staple dish at every party I go to from now on! I didn't use twine (didn't have any) so I just pinched the top, and I used the extra puff pastry sheet to cookie cut out some leaf shapes and attached them with the egg-wash to the rest of the dough. It was pretty and tasty! Thanks Paula!Read more
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brianna philadelphia, PA 12-20-2009
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Delicious and easy appetizer!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last night for the first time for a party. Everyone was SO impressed! I made one according to this recipe and... one with some cherry preserves on top. They were a huge hit. This was my first time working with puff pastry so I'm glad I watched the video, or else I wouldn't have known to roll out the dough. Also I didn't have kitchen twine so I just pinched together the extra dough on top really well and it held up without opening. My friends all loved it and there wasn't a bite left over!Read more
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jmarie rockford, IL 12-05-2009
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Trying this tomorrow
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Some have mentioned Paula didn't include "roll out dough first, I think the reason being is if you've worked with dough... before that goes w/out saying. However I'm sure there are quite a few that haven't so there is a video with step by step instructions and in the video she did roll it out. I actually did watch it myself, even though i bake all the time an make my dough from scratch i wanted to watch Paula prepare it so i don't miss a step tomorrow with this one seems to be a great try... Cant wait!Read more
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Leila Manassas, VA 12-01-2009
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The best holiday appetizer!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We snacked on this brie while the turkey was cooking. My sister said it was her favorite part of the meal, and I've never... heard of her liking anything better than pecan pie. This is a messy dish to serve with crackers with the pecans and sugar and melty cheese everywhere, so make sure you have lots of napkins around. You may want to bake this on a low rack-I felt like the top was browning faster than the cheese was melting, and we ended up putting it in the microwave for 15 seconds (no harm done).Read more
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Lindsey Columbia, MO 12-01-2009
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Excellent appetizer!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was delicious for Thanksgiving appetizer! I used one puff pastry and wrapped it around to the top and then used another... sheet to cut out a flat circle to make the top pretty. I added leaves that I cut out from the remaining pastry. I baked it considerably longer than it said to and it could have gone a bit longer, but was delicious! Even the picky eaters enjoyed this and kept talking about it! Delicious! I served with sliced apples and several types of crackers. Read more
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Ruth Hammonton, NJ 11-25-2009
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I'm in love!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've always been an American/Cheddar cheese person, never really tried other cheeses until I met my Mother In Law. She makes... this recipe once/twice a year and the first time I tried it I was hooked!! This year I have decided that I am going to try my hand at making it, can't wait to dig in!! Thank you for a wonderful recipe Paula!!Read more