Brie en Croute Recipe by Laura Vitale [Food Challenge: DAY 266]

brie cheese

🥗Healthier: camembert cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cream cheese is less expensive and still provides a creamy texture.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought pie crust

Store-bought pie crust is often cheaper and easier to work with.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are a more affordable nut alternative.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Sugar syrup is a cost-effective sweetener.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).

Lightly flour the surface and roll out the puff pastry until large enough to enclose the brie.

Place the brie cheese in the center of the rolled-out puff pastry.

In a bowl, mix the chopped walnuts and dried cranberries together.

Microwave the honey for a few seconds to make it runny and easier to work with.

Put the brie in the center of the pastry and then add the walnut and cranberry mixture on top of the brie.

Brush the edges of the puff pastry with egg wash.

Fold the pastry over the brie, sealing the edges tightly.

Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and place the wrapped brie on it.

Brush the top and sides of the pastry with egg wash.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Let it cool for 10 minutes before cutting into it.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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