Baked Brie with Pears and Raspberry Peach Champagne Jam
ingredients
- 1 wheel (8 oz.) Brie cheese, (skin can be removed if preferred)
- 1 box Puff Pastry Dough Sheets
- 2 pears, fresh
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Raspberry Peach Champagne Jam
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove puff pastry dough from box and let thaw if frozen
- Slice pears into wedges, about ¼ to ½ inch thick (no core pieces)
- Melt butter in a sauté pan and sauté pears until tender
- Place pears on a flat plate and place in refrigerator to cool
- Remove plastic from Brie wheel
- Stretch puff pastry out, place pieces side to side and roll lightly to pull seams together
- Crack eggs into a bowl and whip with ½ cup of milk
- Using a pastry brush, brush egg wash onto seams of dough to seal
- Spread Raspberry Peach Champagne Jam on top of the brie
- Place cooled, sliced pears on top of the jam and then place the puff pastry dough over the cheese wheel
- Egg wash the edges of the dough and fold around the brie to fully envelope the wheel of cheese
- Carefully flip the wheel over and place it on a baking sheet pan
- Gently brush egg wash all over puff pastry dough, being careful to NOT leave any puddles of egg wash
- Bake in 350 degree F oven until crust is golden brown
- Remove from the oven and let set for 15 to 20 minutes before serving
- Place on your favorite serving tray, surround with slices of French bread, crackers and fruit and enjoy.