Baked Brie in Puff Pastry Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 10 minutes plus 40 minutes freezing/thawing time
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 in an appetiser spread
Ingredients Needed
- 200g/7oz wheel brie
- 1 sheet butter puff pastry (180g/6oz)
- 60g/2oz apricot jam
- Beaten egg or 2 tablespoons cream to glaze
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1 PREPARE - Place brie in the freezer for 30 minutes and take the puff pastry out and place in the fridge to thaw slowly. Preheat oven to 210C/410F fan forced or 230C/446F conventional and line a baking tray with parchment.
Step 2 PASTRY - Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut a large circle in the pastry making the circle as large as possible. I use the extra scraps to make leaf decorations but this is optional.
Step 3 SEAL - Place the brie wheel in the centre and top with the jam or relish. Wrap up well like a package making sure there are no gaps. Brush with eggwash or cream. Add leaves or decorations on top and glaze these as well. Freeze the entire wrapped brie for 10 minutes before baking.
Step 4 BAKE - Bake for 20-23 minutes, turning halfway until pastry is golden. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Personal Note
As I tested this out with so many types of brie, I actually brought them to Mr NQN's mother's house because we can't eat that much brie between the two of us. Mr NQN's sister Amaya was having a birthday party and his mother Tuulikki made a curried lentil soup and we brought dessert and this baked brie.
Her house is always warmly lit and cosy and I was talking to Tuulikki when I noticed her usually silvery brunette hair was more blonde. I wasn't sure if it was from the warm lighting from the many candles on the table or whether she had changed her hair.
"Have you one something to your hair?" I asked her and she patted her hair happily. "Yes! I dyed it with turmeric!" she said excitedly. It turns out that you can dye your hair with a mixture of cornflour and turmeric! It's a temporary dye that lasts maybe a week or two but it fades to a pale blonde colour. At the moment, Tuulikki's hair is blonde with a touch of green but I think it will fade nicely!
So tell me Dear Reader, which combo do you like the sound of the best? What are you cooking for Mother's Day (or asking people to make you)?