BRIE EN CROUTE

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Bake a delicious appetizer of Brie en Croute for your guests! The party will love Brie en Croute for its warm and melty inside and its crisp dough outside.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h30m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, chopped
1 Anjou pear, peeled, chopped
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbsp. GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard
3 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 frozen puff pastry sheet (1/2 of 17.3-oz. pkg.), thawed
1 Brie cheese round (8 oz.), cut horizontally in half
1 egg
1 Tbsp. water

Steps:

Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add apples and pears; cook 7 min., stirring frequently. Stir in honey and mustard; cook 10 min., stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add bacon; mix well. Cool completely.
Heat oven to 400°F. Roll out pastry sheet into 14-inch square on lightly floured surface. Place bottom half of Brie round on center of square; top with half each of the fruit mixture and nuts. Repeat layers.
Gather edges of pastry dough over cheese, pleating edges as necessary; tie closed with kitchen twine. Place on parchment-covered baking sheet.
Whisk egg and water until blended; brush onto dough.
Bake 25 to 30 min. or until pastry is golden brown. Remove cheese from oven. Let stand 5 min. before cutting off and discarding the twine.
Serve cheese warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 370 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 9 g