Royal Baked Brie in Pastry
Ingredients
1 sheet Puff Pastry (Pepperidge Farm), thawed
1 round of brie cheese, about 1 pound in size
1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tsp water
Instructions
Set out frozen puff pastry about 20 to 30 minutes before ready to use.
Roll out pastry to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut off a 4-inch strip and set
aside to use as decoration.
Place brie in center of puff pastry and bring up edges and crimp edges together around brie, sealing completely. Turn brie, crimped dough side down, on to a baking sheet. With remaining 4 inches of dough left cut out leaf design or anything you may want to use as a decoration.
Place on top of dough covered brie. Refrigerate until ready to bake. This can be kept overnight for your convenience. Just cover with plastic wrap. When ready to bake, remove plastic wrap. Mix egg yolk with 1 teaspoon water and brush entire dough covered brie.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit 20 to 25 minutes before serving. Serve with cut fresh fruit, toasts, crackers, or other goodies.
Fain's Fruit Rocks
Butter or Margarine - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar, packed - 3/4 cup
Egg - 1
Vanilla - tsp
All purpose Flour - 1 1/4 cup
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp
(Chop the following)
Candied Mango - 1 cup
Candied Cherries - 1 cup
Candied Pineapple Ring - 1
Chopped Walnuts - 1/2 cup
Chopped Almonds - 1/2 cup
Cream butter and sugar together well. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon. Stir. Add reaming ingredients. Mix together.
Drop by teaspoon unto greased cooking sheet. Bake 325F (160C) Oven for about 15 Mins. Makes about 7 1/2 dozen
I have yet to try this but it looks good ;)
For My Ceri Cherry Cheesecake
CRUST:
Butter or margarine - 1/2 cup - 125 mL
Graham cracker crumbs - 1 1/2 cups - 375mL
FILLING:
Cream cheese, softened - 8 oz - 250g
Granulated sugar - 1 cup - 250mL
Lemon juice - tbsp - 15mL
Envelope of topping - 1
Milk - 1/2 cup - 125mL
Cherry pie filling - 19 oz - 540mL
Crust: Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in crumbs. Press into 9x9 - in pan. Bake in 350F (180C) oven for 10 mins. Cool.
FILLING: Beat cheese, sugar and lemon juice together to dissolve sugar. Whip topping w/ milk, as package directs, until stiff. Fold into cheese mixture & spread over base. Chill.
Spread cherry filling over top. chill. Serves 9