Give your baked brie the fancy treatment this year by baking it with an apple butter topping and making butter-roasted, maple-smothered apples to serve alongside!
Yield: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
2 honeycrisp or pink lady apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
6-8 oz wheel of brie
¼ cup apple butter
1 large egg, beaten
demerara sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
Heat oven to 425F.
Combine the apples, butter, and maple syrup in a baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the apples are soft and the sauce is slightly thickened, stirring once halfway through.
Meanwhile, place the puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Remove the rind from the top of the brie and then place the brie wheel in the center of the puff pastry. Spread the apple butter over the top of the brie, then fold the edges up the puff pastry over the sides and onto the top of the brie. Brush the pastry with the egg and sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Bake until deep golden brown, about 20-30 minutes.