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Ingredients
- 8 oz brie cheese round (5" wheel)
- 1/2 tbsp finely chopped mint
- 2/3 cup mixed fresh berries or 1/2 cup dried fruit
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp flour (omit if using dried fruit)
- 1 each egg (for egg wash- optional)
- 1 each pie pastry for 9" tin
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup butter (cold and cut into pieces)
- 2 tbsp water with chopped ice (or more as needed)
Method
- Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface.
- Thinly slice off top rind of cheese wheel.
- Small amount of rind may remain, but should look like this:
- Wash and dry the fresh fruit.
- Finely chop mint.
- Combine fruit, nuts and mint.
- Mix in flour.
- (omit if using dried fruit)
- Add toppings to cheese.
- Cut pastry in a circle with approximately four inches of pastry surrounding the cheese (Should be enough pastry to mostly cover cheese and toppings when folded up.)
- Shape the pastry over the fruit mix and cheese using scraps for decoration.
- Whisk one egg and two Tbsp water for egg wash. Brush pastry with egg wash and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Add chilled wrapped brie to parchment paper in pie tin.
- Bake until golden (20 minutes) then turn down heat to 350F for another 10 to 15.
