Brie With Blueberry Preserves Recipes

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 400 degrees F. Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Roll gently to seal any cracks in pastry. Spoon preserves onto center of pastry. Place cheese on top of preserves. Sprinkle evenly with nuts. Fold pastry up over the cheese to cover. Trim excess pastry and press to seal seams. Reserve pastry scraps.
• WHISK egg and water in small bowl. Brush seams with egg mixture. Place seam-side down on baking sheet. Cut pastry scraps into decorative shapes and arrange on top, if desired. Brush with egg mixture.
• BAKE 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 20 minutes before cutting. Serve with crackers and sliced fruit.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, combine blueberry preserves, honey and thyme. Set aside.
• Cut brie into 6 wedges. Place wedges close together on baking sheet. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
• Bake for 4 minutes or until cheese begins to soften in the center.
• Meanwhile, microwave preserves on high for 20 seconds or until heated.
• Carefully remove Brie from baking sheet, and place on a serving platter. Spoon melted preserves over Brie and serve hot.

Steps:

• Combine blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Smash blueberries. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until blueberry preserves have thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine the brown sugar, pecans and blueberries in a bowl. Sprinkle the mixture with just enough water to moisten.
• Cut the top off the brie and score lightly in a criss-cross pattern. Place the brie in an oven safe shallow dish or bowl.
• Place the blueberry mixture over the top of the brie. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and heated through (test in teh middle as you would a cake, it 'should' come out gooey.
• Serve right out of the oven, lifting the brie onto a serving platter and surrounding it with crackers or bread.
• Microwave option: microwave on high for 3 minutes, reheat as necessary.