Baked Brie En Croute With Tomato Chutney Recipe
- 1 pkt frzn puff pastry sheets - (16 ounce) thawed
- 17 1/4 ounce Brie wheel chilled
- 2 1/2 c. Tomato Chutney see * Note
- 1 lrg egg lightly beaten
- On a lightly floured surface roll out 1 sheet of pastry 1/8-inch thick (about 15 inches in diameter) and, using Brie as a guide, cut out 1 round the size of the Brie.
- With a 2 3/4-inch star-shaped cutter cut out 5 stars from trimmings.
- Reserve pastry round and stars.
- Halve Brie horizontally.
- Roll out remaining sheet of pastry 1/8-inch thick (about 15 inches in diameter) and transfer to a shallow baking pan, about 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches.
- Center bottom half of Brie, cut-side up, on pastry in pan and spread 1/2 c. Tomato Chutney to within 1/2 inch of Brie edge.
- Top chutney with remaining half of Brie, cut-side down.
- Without stretching pastry, wrap up over Brie and trim excess to leave a 1-inch border on top of Brie.
- Brush border with some egg and top with reserved pastry round, pressing edges of dough together gently but firmly to seal.
- Brush top of pastry with some remaining egg and arrange reserved stars decoratively on it.
- Lightly brush stars with some remaining egg, being careful not to let egg drip over edges of stars, that would prevent them from rising.
- With the back of a table knife gently score side of pastry with vertical marks, being careful not to pierce dough.
- RefrigerateBrie, uncovered, 30 min to set egg wash. Brie may be made to this point 1 day ahead and kept chilled, covered loosely.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Bake Brie in middle of oven 20 min, or possibly till puffed and golden brown.
- Let Brie stand in pan on a rack about 20 min for very runny melted cheese, about 40 min for thicker melted cheese, and serve with remaining tomato chutney.
- This recipe yields 15 to 20 servings as part of a buffet.
pastry sheets, tomato, egg
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/baked-brie-en-croute-with-tomato-chutney-74090 (may not work)