Baking Bree (Recipes for Romance Book 1)

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Change up the dried fruit by using raisins, dates, or apricots. If the dried fruit is big, chop it up into smaller chunks. Score the brie: Using a serrated knife, make parallel cuts across the top rind, spacing them about ½ inch apart, and cutting just through rind but not through the cheese. Then, turn the brie 90 degrees and score perpendicular to your initial set of cuts, keeping the same ½-inch spacing. This process creates a crosshatch pattern on the top of the cheese. Be mindful of the depth of your cuts—the aim is to penetrate just the rind, as cutting too deeply could cause the brie to lose its shape and structure during baking.

This recipe is better served warm with some flavorsome add-ons such as fresh herbs, sweet strawberry or raspberry jam, syrup, toasted nuts, and berries.

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So it would be helpful to have instructions and timings for real French Brie as well, because who wants to miss out on all that molten loveliness just because they live near — or actually in — France and only get the triangular kind in their shops? Not me! Step 4– Bake the brie in pie crust until the top is shiny and golden and the cheese is nice and melty. Baked Brie in Pie Crust with Brown Sugar – Top the pie crust with a sprinkle of light or dark brown sugar before you add the cheese and bake. This adds a warm, caramel-y sweetness.

Fresh sage. Fresh thyme or rosemary will also work. Fresh herbs like thyme or rosemary are also good options. If you are using homemade sauce or leftover cranberry sauce, skip to step 3. If using canned sauce, add it to a medium bowl with the sugars (some canned sauces are still quite tart and you will appreciate the optional granulated sugar), orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, allspice, and stir to combine; set aside. Note – you will not use all of the sauce for this recipe and will have some leftover for another use.I used fresh thyme, however, if you're unable to find fresh thyme or don't have any, dried thyme will work just fine. You'd only need ¼ teaspoon if using dried thyme. Brie – You can use a 16 ounce wheel of brie or an 8 ounce wheel of brie. The large wheel of brie will not fit completely into the pie crust, but it will still work just fine! Pie Crust – Make sure you’re using a flat refrigerated sheet of pie crust. Not the frozen kind already in the tin. I use Pillsbury that can generally be found in the refrigerated section next to the biscuits.

Hawaiian Roll Turkey and Cheese Sliders— Juicy turkey, Swiss cheese, and cranberry sauce all nestled in soft Hawaiian rolls that are brushed with butter and topped with poppy seeds for the BEST turkey sliders! FAST, EASY, and takes advantage of leftover turkey! Deli turkey also works. It’s festive, a total crowd pleaser, youcan use a good value brie, and it takes just 3 minutes to make.This is basically a baked brie appetizer exceptit’s microwaved and you can’t tell the difference at all.You don’t need a recipe video to learn how to make this – but you should watch it anyway, just to catch the first and last 5 seconds….But if you find yourself with leftover brie, store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week. Step 3– Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, then place the brie, pleat-side down, onto the baking sheet. In a small dish, whisk together water and egg until combined, then brush that over the top of the pie crust. You only need brie to make baked brie. You don’t need to add herbs, spices, egg wash, or anything on top.

Brie stores really well! If you have leftovers, cover with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. This recipe is super simple and won’t take you long at all. If you’re short on time and want something warm and delicious, then this recipe is perfect for you.

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Add a a simple bunch of grapes to the serving platter (fruit + cheese is classic, plus just looks good!), and your impressive easy appetiser is complete and ready to wow your family and friends! However the recipe is intriguing and I’m sure would be delicious, making a great centrepiece for a party platter as well as a fantastic way to get people who don’t know one another at a dinner party to become firm friends very fast as they politely squabble over the last delicious morsel: no-one surely can stay stand-offish while dealing with gooey molten cheese dripping from their fingers! Yes, baked brie is that easy to make. We love it for parties and entertaining, especially when we’re making multiple recipes at once and need something simple yet stunning. The toppings are the fun part for baked brie: you can customize this recipe according to your tastes and make dozens of variations. One key to topping this melty cheese: sweet is an ideal pair with gooey, savory cheese. Here are some ideas for baked brie toppings: Savory baked brie—For a savory topping, replace the jam with pesto, olive tapenade, caramelized onions, or bacon jam.