Baked Brie In Phyllo

Ingredients

1/4 cup apricot preserves; optional
1/2 pound wheel Brie or Camembert cheese
1/2 lb frozen phyllo dough, 10-12 sheets, thawed
1/2 cup butter, melted
Fresh dill weed; optional
Apples, sliced; optional
Pears, sliced; optional

Preparation

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1. Spread preserves on top of the Brie.
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2. Wrap the Brie in thawed phyllo dough one sheet at a time, brushing each sheet with melted butter. (Keep unused phyllo covered with damp cloth while wrapping Brie.)
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3. Turn cheese over after applying each sheet of phyllo for even distribution.
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4. Brush phyllo-wrapped Brie with butter.
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5. Cover; refrigerate.
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6. Before serving, place the phyllo-wrapped cheese in a shallow baking pan. Bake in a 425 degree oven 8-12 minutes or until golden. Let stand 10 minutes. Garnish with optional dill weed and fruit if desired. Serve with crackers.
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Baby Brie in Phyllo: Prepare Baked Brie in Phyllo as directed above except use 2 tablespoons apricot preserves, substitute two 4 1/2 ounce packages Brie or Camembert cheese for the 2 pound wheel; use 1/4 pound phyllo dough (six sheets) and 1/4 cup melted butter.
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Combine as above, dividing preserved, phyllo, and butter between the cheese rounds. Makes 2 rounds, 8-10 servings each.

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Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:03am

Creator:

Anonymous

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