Wrapped Brie with mixed berries and nuts (Brie en Croûte)

Name: Wrapped Brie with mixed berries and nuts (Brie en Croûte)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 30 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz brie cheese round (5" wheel); 1/2 tbsp finely chopped mint; 2/3 cup mixed fresh berries or 1/2 cup dried fruit; 1 tbsp pine nuts; 1 tbsp flour (omit if using dried fruit); 1 each egg (for egg wash- optional); 1 each pie pastry for 9" tin; 2 1/2 cup flour; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 cup butter (cold and cut into pieces); 2 tbsp water with chopped ice (or more as needed)

pomdoro @cook_3735574

Nice flavor combination of mixed berries, pine nuts and mint with creamy brie. Great flaky crust. Served with thinly sliced toasted bread and fresh fruit. Many tasty variations using different fruit and spices.

pomdoro @cook_3735574

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Ingredients

30 mins

30 servings

Pastry filling
8 ozbrie cheese round (5" wheel)
1/2 tbspfinely chopped mint
2/3 cupmixed fresh berries or 1/2 cup dried fruit
1 tbsppine nuts
1 tbspflour (omit if using dried fruit)
1 eachegg (for egg wash- optional)
1 eachpie pastry for 9" tin
Pie pastry (scratch)
2 1/2 cupflour
1 tspsea salt
1 cupbutter (cold and cut into pieces)
2 tbspwater with chopped ice (or more as needed)

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Steps

30 mins

1

Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface.
2

Thinly slice off top rind of cheese wheel.
3

Small amount of rind may remain, but should look like this:
4

Wash and dry the fresh fruit.
5

Finely chop mint.
6

Combine fruit, nuts and mint. Mix in flour.(omit if using dried fruit)
7

Add toppings to cheese.
8

Cut pastry in a circle with approximately four inches of pastry surrounding the cheese (Should be enough pastry to mostly cover cheese and toppings when folded up.)
9

Shape the pastry over the fruit mix and cheese using scraps for decoration.
10

Whisk one egg and two Tbsp water for egg wash. Brush pastry with egg wash and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°F.
11

Add chilled wrapped brie to parchment paper in pie tin.
12

Bake until golden (20 minutes) then turn down heat to 350°F for another 10 to 15.