Baking Bree (Recipes for Romance Book 1)

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Wow your guests with this simple baked brie recipe, featuring warm, gooey cheese topped with sweet fig jam, crunchy pecans, and rosemary—it’s the perfect easy and elegant appetizer for any occasion!

This recipe is better served warm with some flavorsome add-ons such as fresh herbs, sweet strawberry or raspberry jam, syrup, toasted nuts, and berries. Save time making a cheese board and make this brie appetizer. Or do both - because cheese is delicious. Keep this around for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and especially New Year's in the lineup of easy holiday appetizers. You can also bring this to cookouts or gatherings. I can guarantee you, everyone will be asking you to make it over and over again as they scarf it down! Use a wheel of brie, not a wedge. While a wedge of brie will work here, I think a wheel (or round) gives you more of a grand presentation and allows you to load on more toppings. You don't need to buy a brie wheel from an expensive cheese shop, either. Use what you find at your local grocery store; I often buy mine at places like Whole Foods or Costco. What to bake it in –use a round, shallow oven proof dish that’s a bit larger than the brie for baking and serving if you have one. It needs to be shallow, otherwise it’s hard to dip/scoop without touching the hot dish; OR Yes, that’s literally zero hands on time to bake brie! Then you’ll need a few minutes to dollop the cheese with toppings. Here’s what we like to use… Baked brie toppings!Because not only is it super fun and incredibly tasty, but it’s also ridiculously easy! Seriously. It doesn’t get easier than this. Brie – You can use a 16 ounce wheel of brie or an 8 ounce wheel of brie. The large wheel of brie will not fit completely into the pie crust, but it will still work just fine! Evenly top with about 1/2 cup of the cranberry sauce, leaving a 1/2-inch bare margin around the perimeter. Baked Brie with Cranberries – Whip up a batch of homemade cranberry sauce and layer that into your appetizer. No need to take the rind off brie before baking (or eating!). The rind is entirely edible and very neutral in flavor. It’s also the hero that keeps this wheel of cheese in one piece while it's turning into its gooey state in the oven.

But if you find yourself with leftover brie, store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week. I topped this brie with pecans, pomegranate seeds and maple syrup. I really do think that is a stellar combination – the creamy savoury brie, the juicy fresh pops of pomegranate, the warm nuttiness of pecans and woody sweetness of maple syrup – but you can totally tailor it to your own taste or whatever you have. My formula is to use something nutty for texture, something syrupy for sweetness and some kind of fruit for freshness / juiciness. Ham and Cheese Sliders– Baked juicy ham and Swiss nestled in soft Hawaiian rolls and brushed with a buttery Dijon, onion, and poppy seed topping!! Fast, EASY, and a party FAVORITE!!Got 15 minutes? Learn how to make this show-stopping baked brie recipe! Serve this warm, gooey baked brie, topped with fig jam, walnuts, and pistachios at your next event and watch it disappear. It’s one of the easiest appetizers you'll make. This dish is great for cheaper brie simply because melted brie is always delicious regardless of how much you spent on it. How to reheat– seconds in the microwave! A whole brie takes 2 minutes in the microwave, so use that as a baseline for leftover brie. Change up the toppings to your liking. If fig jam is not available to you, you can use honey, apricot jam, or orange marmalade. I like walnut hearts and pistachios here, but you can also change those up using pecans, almonds, or other nuts you like. Same with the dried figs, other dry fruit like apricots, cranberries or raisins will work. Mix more jam or honey with your prepared toppings of choice, then pile the toppings onto the brie wheel.

Add a a simple bunch of grapes to the serving platter (fruit + cheese is classic, plus just looks good!), and your impressive easy appetiser is complete and ready to wow your family and friends!Step 3– Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, then place the brie, pleat-side down, onto the baking sheet. In a small dish, whisk together water and egg until combined, then brush that over the top of the pie crust. Gooey, melty baked brie has to be one of the most delicious appetizers you can make! It’s perfect for your next party and it’s always a huge hit with everyone. This cheesy beauty just takes 2 minutes to prepare – what’s not to love? Prep partially, then refrigerate – To get things prepped ahead of time, you can fully assemble your brie and pie crust dish, but don’t bake. Instead, cover and store in the fridge, then bake as directed when you’re ready to serve.