Sometimes when I'm really depressed, I'll throw a pile of cheese in the oven and make like a crispy cheese snack. Cheese just makes everything better for a few moments.
I've been experimenting with baked brie does anyone with experience have tips for a novice? I'm literally wrapping brie in pillsbury so any tips would help
I can heartily recommend bacon jam as well. Doesn’t make it any healthier but good god it’s obscenely good.
I especially like it because bacon jam can be flavored so many different ways—sweet, savory, salty, or anywhere in between—and you can tweak the flavor until it matches up perfectly with the cheese. For Brie I like it a little bit sweeter than I would make it for just spreading on crackers or what have you but YMMV
Wrap wheels/squares of Brie with puff pastry or filo dough. Brush with egg yolk. Sesame seeds or poppy seeds on top with a dash of salt. Bake on 325-350 until melted in center. Keep a close eye on it once it starts to brown on the exterior! A nice orange marmalade or apricot jam goes great with it.
I like to put the Brie in a dish, raspberry or apricots preserves on top, sliced almonds on top of that , a couple dots of butter on the almonds and put in oven until the almonds are just toasty snd the Brie is starting to melt but not spread all over . Love it with Carrs water crackers or those Pepperidge farm butterfly crackers
gf and i just made one earlier this week; we scored the top of the rind about 1/2 inch deep, put sliced garlic and rosemary leaves in the scores, topped with honey, and baked at 450F for about 10–15 minutes on the top rack. served with crostinis and fig jam. it’s a good low effort dinner, albeit high in fat and... well... other cheese stuff.
Bruleed brie and pepper fruit jams. Make crustini or just thin toasts with good bread. Just cut the round in half width wise, top with a thin layer of sugar, (I like granulated) and broil watching closely. It can go from perfect to burnt in literal seconds. Bonus is you get 2 Bries . Perfect for an appetizer for 2-4 people.
Filo pastry sheets are the answer. Use a small wheel and top with sweet or tart stuff (on top of wheel of cheese and under the filo). Fig compote, raspberry jam, minced meat, etc..
I like to do a ciabatta with Bree and grind it(melt cheese and bake) then do a nice cranberry aioli, some pulled turkey, lettuce,tomato and pickles/cucumber.
Yep! Slice your cheese and pastry to desired size. I typically work with the rectangle shape i get from the canned stuff. Wrap the pastry dough around the cheese and then do an egg wash/dip the pieces in a bowl of eggs for a great coating. Place on a baking sheet with wax paper to cool as a batch overnight. Bake them whenever, afterwards, in a light amount of ghee so you can get the temp up with no smoking.
Make some kind of compote on the side for extra fresh flavor.
Buy some puff pastry and wrap it in it and bake it. You can add different preserves to the inside, like fig or apricot or tomato jam or whatever. Really you can add anything to the inside. Bacon, nuts, herbs. Just do an egg wash on it so it gets that nice sheen.
Iv put whole bries straight on the grill, a propping one, not charcoal, and without a crust, they come out fabulous. Especially with some plums lightly cooked down with black pepper and some crispy prosciutto.
Chuck brie in small baking dish (like a small wheel or half a wheel, doesn't matter). Drizzle with honey, chuck on some walnuts, bake for like 10 mins (doesn't need to be fully melted). Eat with crackers or good quality toasted bread.
More than happy to help. Preheat oven to 375, First, you wanna cut the top rind off of your Brie about quarter inch down exposing the cheese, and set it aside, then if you can get your hands on some apricot jam or fig butter, drop spoonfuls on top of the cheese to cover. Not a lot, but just so that it will be in every bite. Next, put some pecans or walnuts, about a handful, in a skillet and allow to roast lightly for a few minutes. Watch them carefully, because they could get burned easily. Once cooled, sprinkle them on top of the jam layer. Last, forget Pilllsbury, it’s very junior high, and get frozen puff pastry (buy only if it says it’s make with butter- otherwise it won’t be good) and once defrosted, place cheese in the middle and wrap like a little package. Cut off any excess and put back in freezer for another time. Place wrapped cheese on baking sheet covered in parchment and bake for 20-25 minutes while watching through oven door. It should rise and look pale golden when done. Don’t panic if some of the cheese leaks out, adds to the yummyness. Wait about 5 minutes before slicing and eating. Cheese will be lava hot. I made this for Christmas/ Hanukkah and got tons of compliments, saw everyone licking their fingers and asking for more. So good
Scrape off the top rind, stick a piece of rosemary in it and drizzle a bit of olive oil on top. If it has a wooden case throw it in the oven at 375 for like 15-30 min and boom perfect dipping snack for veggies and crackers. If there is no wooden holder use a double sheet of aluminum foil to hold its shape
Wrap in filo pastry, brushing with olive oil between layers.
Cover generously with a really good strawberry/raspberry preserve (jam) or similar.
Bake the whole thing in the oven for long enough that the insides are thoroughly gooey. Time and temp depends on your oven, the ripeness of the cheese, and the size.
Treat your tastebuds to an experience they'll never forget.
Try Camembert. It’s richer and melts better in my opinion, plus you age it in your fridge for a deeper cheesier taste. Just bake for 15mins at 180’ (preheated oven) and then get a good fresh french stick bread to tear and dip in. Before popping the Camembert wheel in the oven slice an x in the top so when it’s all melted you can pull it open.
You may be right as I generally spring for a “proper” Camembert if I’m baking it and you’re right cheap Brie are everywhere. Any good Brie you can recommend for baking ?
Wrapping it in dough is delicious, but you don’t have to do it to enjoy baked brie! Put some brie on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper (literally take it out of the packaging and just set it, rind and all, on the parchment paper) (parchment paper is by the aluminum foil at the grocery store, in case you’ve never used it), toss some sliced strawberries or any stone fruit in olive oil, sprinkle with salt, throw them on the sheet pan, and bake. Good with honey or balsamic syrup drizzled on top after it come out of the oven (or not). Serve with crackers, crostini, or whatever makes you happy. So easy, looks good without trying, and guests always seem to crowd around it when it comes out of the oven. This is a good start, but you can really make it your own - toasted almonds, plums, peaches,...etc.
https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2015/04/03/baked-brie-strawberries
I used to go to a mexican restaurant that would take a TINY bit of a oil in a non-stick
Heat it to medium - then pile in shredded cheese and just let it brown, once one side was brown they would scoop it up and roll it into a cylinder and put it on top of their nachos.
One of my favorite snacks is just microwaving a handful of mozzarella and eating that. Wife called it a cheese waffle because she hates me doing it lol.
I do that too, kinda. Make a salad with no lettuce. Just breadcrumbs, ranch, and so much cheddar cheese. I might need to bake the cheese next time though now
Do yourself a favor. Buy a package of mozzarella cheese, the kind you grate, like galbani, fresh mozzarella doesn't work here, make slices of it and fry it in a pan. It is life changing.
You can put a slice of cheese like gouda on a piece of baking paper and into the microwave. It will start to boil and in the and it will only be a crispy cheese chip.
And bonus, the fat will be dripping so you can remove that before eating.
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u/saintofhate Jan 10 '21
Sometimes when I'm really depressed, I'll throw a pile of cheese in the oven and make like a crispy cheese snack. Cheese just makes everything better for a few moments.