Subject: Pepperidge Farm Holiday Brie En Croute
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Mon Dec 31 2001 - 16:21:12 EST
Food for Thought:
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle
age is when you're forced to. (Bill
Vaughn)
Recipe of the Day:
Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry comes home again for the holidays with a
delectably creative recipe to help
you ring in the New Year. A happy one to you all from our family to
yours!
Pepperidge Farm Holiday Brie En Croute
To see this recipe, visit:
http://www.campbellkitchen.com/getrecipe.cfm?RID=1532
Thaw Time: 30 min.
Prep Time: 15 min.
Bake Time: 20 min.
1/2 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet)
1 egg
1 tbsp. water
1/2 cup apricot preserves or seedless raspberry jam
1/3 cup dried cranberries, softened*
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
1 Brie cheese round (about 1 lb.)
Pepperidge Farm Water Crackers
THAW pastry sheet at room temperature 30 min. Preheat oven to 400
degrees F. Mix egg and water.
UNFOLD pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14" square.
Cut off corners to make a circle.
Spread preserves to within 1" of pastry edge. Sprinkle cranberries and
almonds over preserves. Top with
cheese. Brush edge of circle with egg mixture. Fold two opposite sides
over cheese. Trim remaining two
sides to 2" from edge of cheese. Fold these two sides onto the round.
Press edges to seal. Place seam-side
down on baking sheet. Decorate top with pastry scraps if desired. Brush
with egg mixture.
BAKE 20 min. or until golden. Let stand 1 hr. Serve with crackers.
Serves 12.
*To soften cranberries, mix dried cranberries and 1/2 cup hot water in
bowl. Let stand 1 min. Drain and
pat dry.
Shopping List:
1/2 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet)
1 Brie cheese round (about 1 lb.)
Egg
Pepperidge Farm Water Crackers
Toasted sliced almonds
Apricot preserves or seedless raspberry jam
Dried cranberries
Kitchen Clip:
Brie is a smooth cheese made from pasteurized or non-pasteurized cow's
milk (though non-pasteurized is
rarely to be found outside Europe). Brie is best served when it is ripe
and very soft almost to the point
of being runny.
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