Thursday, June 3, 2010

Baked Brie with Honey Walnut Sauce

This is really really delicious. It's pretty easy too. I usually serve it with sliced pears and assorted crackers and a spoon for scooping up the honey, butter, garlic sauce.

No picture. Just imagine how good it looks...

Pastry-Wrapped Brie

* 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 12 oz. pkg), thawed
* 2 4-ounce wedges Brie, each about 6½ inches long by 1½ inches wide
* 1 egg beaten to blend (for glaze)

Honey Walnut Sauce

* ¼ cup butter
* 3 tablespoons honey
* 1¼ teaspoons minced garlic
* 2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts
* 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out puff pastry sheet on lightly floured surface to 12-inch square. Cut diagonally through pastry sheet to form 2 triangles. Place 1 brie wedge in center of each triangle, with tip of cheese wedge facing toward 90-degree angle of triangle. Pull up edges of pastry gently to wrap the cheese. Pinch edges together to seal. Press with fork to seal seams completely. Transfer pastry wrapped Brie to a baking sheet, seam side up. Brush pastry with egg glaze. (Brie can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead of time and placed in refrigerator) Bake Brie until pastry is golden, about 18 minutes.

While Brie is baking, combine butter, honey and garlic in small saucepan over low heat. Stir until butter melts. Divide sauce between two plates. Sprinkle sauce with walnuts and parsley, dividing equally.

Place pastry-wrapped Brie on top of sauce on plates and serve.

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