Basil Brie in Pastry

Basil Brie in Pastry

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

Directions:
OR
2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
1 (14 ounce) round Brie cheese
1/2 (17 1/4 ounce) package frozen puff pastry -- thawed
Heat oven to 400º. Grease cookie sheet. Mix Parmesan cheese and basil. Cut
cheese round horizontally into 2 layers. Sprinkle basil mixture evenly
over cut surface. Reassemble cheese round.
Roll pastry into rectangle, 12 × 10 inches, on lightly floured surface.
Cut out one 10-inch circle. Place cheese in center. Bring pastry up and
over cheese. Press to make smooth and even. Brush pastry lightly with
water and press gently to seal. Place pastry-wrapped cheese, seam side
down, on cookie sheet. Cut decorations for remaining pastry if desired;
moisten pastry with water to attach.
Bake about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet on wire
rack 30 minutes before serving. Serve with assorted crackers or fruit, if
desired.
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approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.
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