Baked Brie

This is always a crowd pleaser at parties/gatherings, and it makes you look like a fantastic cook, but baked brie is super simple and will take you 5 minutes to put together and about 15 minutes to bake.

*1 wheel (or wedge depending on how many people you will be serving) French Brie (I actually buy mine at Costco – GASP – because the local grocery only usually has Presidente, but you might be able to find a high quality triple cream brie in your local grocery or cheese shop.
*Phyllo dough – about 6-8 sheets
*Jam – I prefer Rosepetal, Apricot or Lingonberry but raspberry or spiced pear would be wonderful as well
*Butter – 1 tablespoon, melted

1. Thaw the roll of phyllo dough (while still wrapped or it will dry out). When soft, open packaging and unroll the whole thing.
2. Place large spoonful of jam down on the dough and spread around until roughly the size in diameter of the cheese.
3. Unwrap cheese and carefully shave off the rind on the sides and top. If you don’t get it all that is ok, it does not taste bad
4. Place cheese down on dough, shaved side to jam. Then take up about 6-8 sheets of the dough and wrap them over the bottom of the brie like you were wrapping a present. I usually roll the rest of the dough back up, place in ice box and use within a week for something else.
5. Flip brie over and place jam side up in baking dish. Pour melted butter over the top and bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, once the top starts to brown your brie is finished!

Serve with cracker, pear and apple slices.

Enjoy!