Cranberry Brie

The Pillsbury Appetizers and Desserts magazine was one of the best purchases this holiday season.  I found so many terrific recipes that I can't wait to share with you! You can't go wrong with bringing brie to any party.  It's easy to make and always delish.  I enjoyed this variation & know you will too!


Cranberry Wrapped Brie 

INGREDIENTS

1

can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1

round (8 oz) Brie cheese (do not use triple crème Brie)

3

tablespoons whole berry cranberry sauce

1

tablespoon apricot preserves

1/2

teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed

2

ripe medium unpeeled pears, thinly sliced

DIRECTIONS

• 1Heat oven to 350°F. Unroll dough and separate crosswise into 2 sections. Press dough into 2 (7-inch) squares, firmly pressing perforations to seal.
• 2Cut cheese round horizontally to make 2 rounds. Place 1 cheese round, rind side down, on center of 1 dough square. (Do not remove rind from cheese.) In small bowl, mix cranberry sauce and preserves. Spread over top of cheese; sprinkle with rosemary. Top with remaining cheese round, rind side up.
• 3With small cookie or canapé cutter or sharp knife, make 1/2- to 1-inch cutouts to look like poinsettia petals from each corner of remaining dough square. Roll 3 small pieces of dough into 3 small balls; set cutouts and dough balls aside. Place remaining dough on top of cheese round. Press dough evenly around cheese, folding top edges over bottom edges; press to seal completely. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4On 7-inch square sheet of foil, arrange dough petals to look like a poinsettia. Place balls in center on top of arranged petals. Lift foil square with poinsettia and place on cookie sheet next to wrapped cheese.
• 5Bake poinsettia 8 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Lift with foil from cookie sheet; cool. Continue baking wrapped cheese 25 to 30 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet; place on serving plate. Place poinsettia on top of wrapped cheese. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with pears