Brie en Croute

By s_curtis444

Ingredients

• 1 puff pastry sheet
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp. water
• 1/3 c. dried cranberries, softened*
• 1/4 c. chopped toasted pecans
• 1/4 c. honey
• 1/2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 (13.2oz) brie cheese round

Preparation

Step 1

Thaw pastry sheet at room temp. 40 mins. or till it's easy to handle. Heat oven to 400. Beat egg and water in small bowl. Unfold the pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll sheet into a 14-m square. Stir cherries, pecans, honey and rosemary in bowl. Spready cherry mix onto center of each square. Top w/ cheese, brush edges of pastry w/ egg mix. Fold two opposite sides over cheese. Trim remaining two sides of square to 2" from edge of cheese, fold sides up onto cheese and press edges to seal. Place seam-side down onto baking sheet. Decorate top w/ pasty scraps or additional rosemary, if desired. Brush w/ egg mix.

Bake 20-25 mins. or till pastry is deep golden brown. Let stand 45 mins.

*soften cherries in 1/2 c. hot water. Let stand 1 min. Drain and pat dry.