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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Baked Brie with Drunken Fruit

Ingredients:
Sheet of Puff Pastry (I know, I usually don't recommend buying prepared foods, but for this I'll make an exception - if you have a recipe for puff pastry from scratch you'd be willing to share - please do!)

Round of Brie (CCGM carries Joan of Arc, which is excellent in this recipe)

1/4-1/2 cup Dried fruit (we really like craisins and/or dried tart cherries as a counter to the creamy cheese, but you can use any dried fruit you like)

1/4 cup Almonds (slivered or chopped)

Drambuie

2-3 T Brown Sugar

Instructions:
Soak the dried fruit in the Drambuie (enough to cover the fruit - you can substitute part of all of the Drambuie with orange juice if you want) - if you don't have time to wait for the fruit to plump, throw it in the microwave (30 seconds, tops), as this helps the plumping process along.

Put the Brie in the center of the puff pastry sheet. Sprinkle fruit, brown sugar, and almonds over the cheese and drizzle on some of the Drambuie for good measure (you don't want it too juicy). Wrap it up like a little present, and bake in the oven according to the puff pastry directions (usually 20-30 minutes at 350F).

Allow to cool for a few minutes - if you can stand it. Cut into servings (Russ and I can eat half of one of these each, but we're kind of piggish;). ENJOY!

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