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!±8± Brie Cheese Recipes

Brie and Red Pepper Relish Puffs

Makes 16

225g (1/2lb) brie cheese
1 packet of puff pastry ready-rolled and defrosted
1/2 jar of hot red pepper or chilli jam
Vegetable oil or butter

1. Preheat the oven to 400ºC degrees. Cut the brie into 1/2 inch squares.

2. Flour the pastry lightly and roll it out until it is about an inch or two wider all round. Cut each sheet into quarters, then cut each quarter in half again. Cut the halves in half to make 16 squares per sheet.

3. Lightly oil or butter a mini-muffin pan. Fit a piece of puff pastry into each cup (roll each one out to fit if you need to), pushing it into the cup but leaving the edges sticking up. Place a teaspoon of hot red pepper relish in each cup, then top with a piece of cheese. Bake at 180ºC for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden. Serve warm. (Can be prepared ahead and refrigerated until ready to bake, or you can bake them and re-warm about 10 minutes at 170ºC before serving.)

Melting brie with honey and walnuts

1 whole ripened brie cheese
2 tablespoons of honey
1-2 tablespoons of dry white wine or kirsch
8 walnuts, crushed roughly

1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Mix the honey, walnuts and white wine together.

2. Put the brie round in an oven-to-table baking dish that fits it. Place in the oven for 5 minutes until it softens.

3. Spoon the nut and wine mixture over the hot cheese. Cook for another ten minutes or until the centre of the brie is hot and melting. Serve with wheaty crackers and let everyone help themselves with a spoon. Be careful, it will be hot.

Brie with honey, sultanas and almonds

1 round of Brie cheese
3 tablespoons of runny honey, lavender honey is really good
1/2 cup of golden sultanas
1 cup of slivered almonds
2 pears, sliced thinly

1. Put the brie on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 30 seconds (out of its box) until warm but not melting. Return the brie to its box if it has one. Heat the honey and the sultanas together in the microwave. Pour over the hot brie and top with the almonds. Serve with the pear slices.

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!±8± Christmas Appetizer Recipes - Ranch Ham Roll Ups

Your guests will love these tasty roll-ups with ham, cream cheese and ranch dressing.

2 (8 oz) pkgs. Cream cheese, softened

1 envelope ranch dressing mix

3 green onions, chopped

11 flour tortillas

22 thin slices of deli ham

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and ranch dressing mix and beat until smooth. Add the onions, mix well. Spread 3 tablespoons of each tortilla. Start with two slices of ham.

RollThe tortillas firmly. Tortillas with plastic wrap. Refrigerator to solidify. The suitcases and cut into 3/4-inch slices.

Makes about 90 servings.

=> Christmas Appetizer Recipe: Bacon Cheddar devilled eggs

A variation of the unique and delicious deviled egg appetizer popular.

12 hard boiled eggs

1 / 2 cup mayonnaise

4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

2 tablespoons of cheddar cheese, finely chopped

1 tablespoon honey mustard

1 / 4 tspPepper

Directions

Cut eggs in half lengthwise and remove the yolk. Put the egg whites.

In a small bowl, mash up the yolks. Stir in mayonnaise, bacon, cheese, mustard and pepper. Spoon (or pipe with pastry bag) in the egg yolks. Refrigerator until serving.

Makes 24 servings.

=> Christmas recipes appetizers: cream of chicken spread

A delicious appetizer with succulent chicken, eggs, onions, salt and spices.

1 (8 oz) pkg.Cream cheese, softened

1 / 4 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 / 2 teaspoon salt

Ginger 1 / 4 tsp

1 / 8 teaspoon pepper

1 / 8 teaspoon red pepper sauce

2 cups cooked chicken breast, finely chopped

2 boiled eggs, finely chopped

1 / 4 cup green onions, sliced

Chopped pimientos and green onions sliced further

A variety of cookies and rye bread snacks

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese,mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, ground ginger, pepper and hot pepper sauce; mix well. Stir in the chicken, eggs and green onions.

Shape into an 8x2-inch log.

Garnish with pimientos and onions. Cover and chill. Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Serve with crackers or bread.

Makes 3 cups.

=> Christmas Appetizer Recipes: Onion Brie Appetizers

These savory appetizers look fancy, but are really easy to whip up.

2 medium onions, thinly sliced

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed

4 ounces Brie or Camembert cheese, rind removed, softened

1 to 2 teaspoons caraway seeds

1 egg

2 teaspoons water

Directions

In a large skillet, cook the onions, butter, brown sugar and vinegar over medium low heat; cook until the onions are golden brown, stirring frequently. Remove with a slotted spoon; let cool to room temperature.

On a lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into an 11x8-inch rectangle. Spread Brie over pastry. Cover with the onions; sprinkle with caraway seeds.