Figgy Baked Brie in Phyllo
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My kids are great cooks. Really. Each has his own style and certainly his own preferences. But when given some free reign and not-too-strict timeline, they can turn out some pretty amazing things. Even our eldest, who was the least inclined, always had great suggestions for what I could make, recounting past creations in great detail.
A family affair
But I think the thing I most admire about the way the younger two approach cooking is their cavalier nature. This Figgy Brie is a staple at our house at holiday time, nearly always made by our youngest. There may be a million recipes out there for baked brie, some of them quite elaborate, ornate even, requiring lots of fuss. And they’re beautiful, at least the pictures of them are.
But better than beauty is taste and when you have an offspring who can whip this up in minutes, have it in the oven and be presenting it, all in 20-30 minutes. WITHOUT EVEN BEING ASKED! Why is it that something someone else makes tastes twice as good as when you make it?
It’s all Sawyer. Perfectly executed, no fuss. That is true beauty.
Ingredients
- 8 oz wheel of Brie
- 3-4 Tbsp fig spread or jam
- 3 sheets frozen phyllo, thawed
- 2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- olive oil
- 1-2 Tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Make sure your phyllo sheet is completely thawed.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet and lay the phyllo on top of that. In the center, place the wheel of Brie. Generously cover the top of the Brie with fig spread. Drizzle a bit of honey over fig and then pull phyllo closed around Brie. Brush a very light coating of olive oil over the enclosed Brie.
- You can go crazy with twisting it like a sack with the top sticking up. You can cut out shapes from another piece of phyllo. The sky's the limit. Or, you can do as my youngest does — "just close it up and get it in the oven."
- Bake for roughly 25 minutes or until you can see the Brie beginning to ooze out. You want the center to be molten. Then drizzle a bit more honey over the top and pull some rosemary leaves from the stems and scatter about.
- This is great with crackers, apples or French bread. Enjoy!
