Cranberry & Toasted Almond Brie En Croute

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce, mashed and divided
• 1/4 cup fisher dried sweetened cranberries, divided
• 1/2 cup fisher chef's naturals slivered almonds, toasted and divided
• 1 (8 ounce) round brie cheese (about 4 inches in diameter)
• assorted cracker

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f spread almonds in one layer on ungreased shallow baking pan. bake for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. set aside.
• 2 reheat oven to 400°f.
• 3 in small bowl whisk egg and water; set aside. unfold pastry sheet on lightly floured surface into a 12-inch square. cut off corners to make a circle.
• 4 spread cranberry sauce in center of circle the same size as brie round. top with 2 tablespoons each of cranberries and toasted almonds.
• 5 place brie over mixture. repeat layering with remaining cranberry sauce, cranberries and 2 tablespoons almonds.
• 6 brush edge of the circle with egg mixture. fold pastry up over cheese to cover. trim any excess pastry; press to seal. brush seam with egg mixture. place seam side up onto baking sheet.
• 7 brush with egg mixture; sprinkle with ¼ cup almonds that have been coarsely chopped.
• 8 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese is soft and just begins to melt. allow pastry to cool 30 minutes before serving. serve with assorted crackers.