Served warm, this appetizer will delight your guests.
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12 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
12 cup raspberry preserves
23 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 (17 1/4-ounce) package frozen puff pastry (2) sheets, thawed
1 (8-ounce) 4 14-inch diameter round Brie cheese
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon water
Apple slices, if desired
Crackers, if desired
STEP 1
Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.
STEP 2
Combine walnuts, preserves and cranberries in bowl; set aside.
STEP 3
Place 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface; top with second sheet. Roll out to 13-inch square. Cut to 13-inch circle. Place pastry circle onto prepared pan.
STEP 4
Remove center of Brie cheese, using small sharp knife, in as large a piece as possible, leaving 1/4-inch shell around outside edge and bottom. Set center of cheese aside.
STEP 5
Evenly press walnut-cranberry mixture into shell. Gently place Brie cheese center on top of walnut-cranberry mixture. (Do not push down or edges may crack.) Place filled Brie cheese in center of pastry circle. Gather pastry up around Brie, holding firmly at top; pinch edges of pastry to seal. Check for holes in pastry, patching with extra pastry, if needed. Decorate top with star-shaped pastry cut-outs, if desired.
STEP 6
Whisk milk, water and egg together in bowl; brush over pastry. Bake 38-42 minutes or until medium golden brown. (Brie may leak when baking.) Let stand 15 minutes to allow Brie to set.
STEP 7
Serve with apple slices or crackers.
Make sure cheese is completely covered with pastry to prevent cheese from leaking.
