Brie Vivienne

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 lbs brie round
• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package frozen puff pastry
• 3/4 teaspoon water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 12 ounces dried apricots
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup pine nuts or 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• strawberry, for garnish
• mint leaf, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 place water, apricots,and honey in a small saucepan and simmer about 8 minutes until apricots are soft, but not mushy.
• 3 turn heat to high and quickly evaporate remaining liquid.
• 4 remove from heat and cool.
• 5 put nuts on a baking sheet and toast for about 8-10 minutes, or until nuts are golden. set aside.
• 6 trim top layer of rind off brie.
• 7 arrange apricot mixture evenly over the top of the brie; sprinkle with the toasted nuts.
• 8 roll pastry lightly with as few strokes as possible to fit bottom and to come over the sides 1/2 inch above the top of brie; brush 1/2 inch overlap with water.
• 9 roll second sheet of pastry very lightly and, using the top of the brie box as a guide, cut dough exactly to fit top of brie.
• 10 place pastry on top of brie and press edges lightly together to seal with a fork.
• 11 cut out flowers, leaves or other decorative shapes out of remaining pastry dough, brush backs with a little water, and decorate the top of the brie.
• 12 lightly beat egg and water together and brush top of prepared brie with mixture.
• 13 bake for 25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
• 14 wait 45 minutes to an hour to allow cheese to slightly solidify.
• 15 place on serving dish, garnish with strawberries and mint leaves, and serve.