Title: Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Cranberry Sauce
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 10 Servings

CRANBERRY SAUCE---------------------------

1 lb Fresh or thawed frozen
-cranberries (about 4 1/2
-cups), picked over
1/4 c Red-currant jelly
3/4 c Demerara or light brown
-sugar
2 tb Fresh lemon juice
2 tb Kirsch or brandy

PASTRIES-------------------------------

1 Wheel (2-pound) firm Brie
-(rind intact), chilled
2 pk (17 1/4-ounce) frozen puff
-pastry sheets (4 pastry
-sheets), thawed
1 lg. Egg, beaten lightly

Make cranberry sauce: In a large saucepan simmer sauce
ingredients, stirring frequently, until thickened, about
20 minutes. Transfer sauce to a heatproof bowl and cool.
Cranberry sauce may be made 1 week ahead and chilled,
covered.

Put Brie on a work surface and with a 2-inch round cutter
cut out 10 rounds, pressing scraps together as necessary.
Press thumb deep into middle of each round to form a small
indentation and fill each cavity with about 1 teaspoon
cranberry sauce, reserving remaining sauce. Chill cheese
rounds on a baking sheet.

On a lightly floured surface unfold 1 pastry sheet (do
not roll out pastry) and with a 2 1/4-inch round cutter
cut out 10 rounds. Transfer pastry rounds to another baking
sheet and chill. Unfold remaining 3 pastry sheets and with
a 5-inch round cutter cut out 10 rounds (there will be
pastry left over). Transfer pastry rounds to a third baking
sheet and chill.

On cleaned work surface, arrange 1 large pastry round and
brush top with some egg. Center 1 cheese round on pastry
and wrap pastry up over cheese to form a 3/4-inch border
on top of cheese. Brush border with some remaining egg and
top with 1 small pastry round, pressing edges of dough
together gently but firmly to seal. Brush round with some
remaining egg and chill on a baking sheet. Make more wrapped
Brie with remaining pastry and cheese rounds in same manner.
Chill each wrapped Brie, uncovered, at least 30 minutes.
Brie may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and
chilled, covered loosely.

Preheat oven to 425 F. and lightly grease another baking
sheet.

Bake Brie on baking sheet in middle of oven 15 minutes, or
until puffed and golden. Cool Brie on baking sheet on a
rack about 10 minutes.

Serve Brie warm with reserved cranberry sauce.

Serves 10 as a first course

From Cody's Wine Bar & Restaurant Windsor, England Gourmet
December 1995 You Asked For It

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