Brie Cheese Grape And Pepperoni Puff Appy Recipes

BRIE CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Slice one wheel of Brie cheese in half so you have 2 circles of cheese. Spread apricot or peach preserves on (the cut side) half of one circle of brie. Make sandwich out of the two halves of Brie, so that the preserves are in the center of both halves. Wrap the entire wheel of Brie with one sheet of puffed pastry and flip the entire concoction onto the prepared cooking sheet so the seam is on bottom. Brush the puffed pastry with the egg white.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry in golden brown. Serve immediately.

BAKED BRIE WITH GRAPES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Slice Brie wheel in half horizontally. Press grapes onto cut side of lower half of cheese. Sprinkle grapes with herbs. Press top of Brie onto grapes, sandwiching them in between the two halves. Set aside.
• On lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into a 16x10 rectangle. Cut a 6 round and an 8 round from puff pastry. Brush smaller round of puff pastry with egg. Set brie/grape sandwich onto pastry. Brush larger round of pastry with egg and place egg side down over Brie. Press out any excess air and crimp edges to seal. You can decorate top with puff pastry scraps if desired. Brush outside of the pastry with beaten egg. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Tent loosely with foil and return to oven for 10-15 more minutes. Brie should be golden brown and puffy looking.
• Remove from oven and let cool for one hour before cutting into Brie.

BAKED BRIE IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degree C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• Slice the wheel of Brie in half, horizontally, so that the halves are two, flatter wheels of Brie. Lay the puff pastry in the pie pan. Place half of the Brie (rind-side down) onto the pastry dough. Sprinkle almonds evenly over the top. Place the other half of the Brie (rind-side up) over the almonds. Bundle the pastry dough around the Brie.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

BRIE CHEESE, GRAPE AND PEPPERONI PUFF APPY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (180°C).
• Defrost puff pastry. Roll out on a floured surface to a 1/8-in thick rectangle & cut into 2-in squares.
• Whisk eggs w/water, paprika + pepper & use a pastry brush to brush the surface of the squares.
• Place 1 slice of pepperoni, a sml cube of cheese & 1/2 grape in the center of ea pastry square. Bring the corners inward to form envelopes & secure each w/1 of the soaked wooden toothpicks.
• Brush the surface of the envelopes w/the rest of the egg mixture, place on a greased baking tray & bake for 15 min or till lightly browned.
• Allow to cool slightly, remove toothpicks & serve warm or allow to cool to room temp & serve.
• NOTE #1 - There was some leakage of cheese w/my trial batch, but it mostly disappeared in the 2nd batch by inserting the toothpick till it "grabs" the grape, not all the way thru the puffs. The toothpicks work great here to allow for consistently shaped puffs & easy handling! :-).
• NOTE #2 (Added after 1st review) I made 1 chg to the orig recipe & now believe it was an error on my part as it left out a main source of flavor. I have corrected for that by adding back the pepperoni slices now in the ingredients & prep.