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Pastry-Wrapped Brie with Apples

Prep Time:  10 minutes

     Cook Time:  40 minutes

     Serves:  4

Puff pastry is the best dinner party hack there is. Stashed away in your freezer for use at a moment’s notice, it elevates just about anything. Not that a beautiful wheel of a local soft-ripened cheese needs elevating—but here we are.

Ingredients

  • 1 puff pastry sheet (about 8.65 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 apples, cored and cut into slices
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 wheel of brie or other soft-ripened cheese (about 8–12 ounces)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. About 30 minutes before you start cooking, remove your sheet of puff pastry from the freezer.
  3. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  4. Place the butter in a small casserole dish or cast-iron skillet. Place the dish in the oven and allow it to melt for 5 minutes or until it starts to brown.
  5. Add the apple slices, cinnamon and salt to the melted butter in the casserole dish. Toss to combine and roast for 10 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and pour the apples into a small bowl. Add the maple syrup and stir to combine.
  6. On a lightly floured counter, roll out the puff pastry sheet until it's soft and pliable. Place the brie wheel in the center of the puff pastry sheet and trim the dough into a square. Starting with a corner, fold the pastry over the brie to seal, pleating as you go. Place the pastry-wrapped brie in the same dish you used to cook the apples (no need to wipe it out) and brush the pastry with the beaten egg. Sprinkle the top with sugar and bake it until it’s golden brown, about 20–25 minutes.
  7. Serve the pastry-wrapped brie in a large bowl surrounded by the roasted apples. Garnish with fresh thyme and serve with crackers.

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