Ok, this almost qualifies as real baking! Not my forte.
Ingredients:
Puff pastry (bought already thin sheets)
Small wheel of brie/camembert (firm is better)
Egg
Spoonful of a fruit jam
Method:
Set your oven to a high temperature – around 220 C
Cut out rounds of pastry that are big enough to go
round the cheese – make the tops a little bigger than the bottoms.
Put the pastry bottoms onto your baking paper and put
the cheese on top and then put a spoonful of jam on top of the cheese.
Put the other round of pastry on top. Wet the edges of the pastry just a little and
push the pieces together as neatly as you can with a fork. You do want a good seal.
Brush all over the top and sides with your beaten
egg. Cut 2 little slits in the top to
let steam escape.
Bake in the hot oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Take it out and let it sit for 11 minutes –
this is really important – otherwise you'll have a burned mouth and won't
really taste the cheese properly.
Both the brie and the camembert worked well. We did get out the jam and use a little more
while we were scoffing the cheese – it was really nice – but so rich that one
cheese between the 2 of us would have been plenty.
Oh wow. I bet this is delicious. And soooooo easy.
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy.........
ReplyDeleteNigel is the best for easy and delicious recipes. Enjoy your holidays! ;-)
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