Wintertime Brie
Categories: Appetizers | Dips & snacServes: 16 Servings
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c Pitted dates; chopped
- 1 sm Apple; peeled, cored & diced
- 1 sm Firm; ripe pear, peeled,
- -cored & diced
- 1/2 c Dried cranberries
- 1/2 c Pecans
- 1/3 c Rose wine; apple juice, or
- -apple jack
- 2 lb Wheel ripe Brie; well
- -chilled
- 1 lg Baguette; thinly sliced &
- -toasted if desired
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine dates, apple, pear, cranberries, pecans. Add wine,
apple juice or apple jack. Set mixture aside to allow fruit to marinate and
soften for 2 hours.
Cut Brie wheel in half horizontally to make two layers. Place one layer,
rind-side down, in a serving dish. Spread with 2-1/4 cups of the fruit
mixture. Place remaining half of Brie on top of fruit with rind-side facing
up to enclose the fruit. Spoon remaining fruit mixture onto center top of
Brie Wheel. Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to two days. Bake
Brie, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven until it melts and the edges and the
center is warm, approximately 25-30 minutes. Do not overcook as it will be
runny and difficult to spread.
To serve, spread melted Brie onto sliced Baguette.
NOTES : This is a favorite Dinner Club recipe that Gerri makes. It always
gets great applause.
Recipe by: Gerri & Ray Patrick
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Lou Parris
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