When someone tells me that he or she has made one of the recipes in my book, I hold my breath. After all, I want to hear “my guests loved it and I enjoyed the compliments”! The following recipe is the first Appetizer offered in Cook Live Learn and has made me proud with every critique.
Having a party or get together? It is easy to make and presents elegantly. Of course, you may scale down its size for a smaller group.
Baked Brie
Author: Dennis Killebrew
Cuisine: American
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Ingredients
- 2½ Pound Brie Wheel
- 10 Tablespoons Dry White Wine (a Dry Chardonnay works well)
- 5 Tablespoons Orange Juice
- 1 Cup Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
- Set brie in center of oven proof serving dish. Combine wine and orange juice and pour/spread over Brie. Arrange almonds attractively over the cheese. Place on the center rack of a 325 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until the almonds show a little browning. Serve with cocktail rounds. Makes 36 servings.
- To Garnish: Cut a small slice out of the brie wheel so your guests know where to start. Place a bunch of red seedless grapes (several grapes still on the vine) on top of the wheel on the side opposite the cut. Arrange your crackers or rounds on a matching or complimentary plate adjacent to the cheese wheel. Put them in stair-step stacks around its edge, with the "stairs" sloping to the center of the dish, and add red and green seedless grapes to the space in the center.
Credits: Thanks to hqwallpapers.org for the brie picture.
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