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Baked Brie with Caramelized Pears, Shallots and Thyme
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echomoon
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Courtney
"Brie baked in a round sourdough bread bowl makes this ultimately easy! You could substitute a sweet chutney for the topping for even easier prep. I microwaved the final product for a few minutes to speed up the cooking (couldn't wait for it to be ready!)"
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PREP TIME
20 Min
COOK TIME
1 Hr
READY IN
1 Hr 20 Min
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1 tablespoon butter
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 pears - peeled, cored and sliced
1/3 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
salt and pepper to taste
1 (8 ounce) round loaf sourdough bread
1 (8 ounce) round Brie cheese
1/2 cup slivered almonds
Assorted crackers
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add shallot; cook and stir for 1 minute to soften. Add thinly sliced pears; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in white wine, brown sugar, thyme, salt, and pepper; increase heat to medium-high and simmer until the liquid has evaporated, and the pears have lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
Cut a Brie-sized hole in the top of the sourdough bread to within 1/2-inch of the bottom. Cut the removed bread into pieces for serving, set aside. Score the Brie around it's edge, using a paring knife to cut 1/4-inch deep. Cut in half by looping an 18-inch piece of very thin string, or unflavored dental floss around the scored Brie and pulling the ends in opposite directions.
Place the bottom half of the Brie, cut-side-up, into the sourdough loaf. Top with 1/2 of the pear mixture and sprinkle with 1/2 of the slivered almonds. Place the remaining brie half on top, spread with remaining pear mixture, and sprinkle with remaining slivered almonds. Place on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until soft and gooey. Serve with sliced sourdough bread and crackers.
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Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2007 by
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Jun. 4, 2007
Thanks for the fab recipe, this was absolutely delicious! All the flavours complemented each other so well. My partner got sliced sourdough by mistake, but we still managed to make it work by gently squeezing it into a pan to hold the slices together. Otherwise, I made the recipe as posted and the four of us ate the whole thing in about 5 minutes!! Edit 04 Jun 07 - Last two times I made this, to serve a couple more people, I used two brie, side by side with a little gap in between them, still in the one loaf of bread. I doubled all the other ingredients too, so there was more pear topping to add to the extra cheesey goodness!
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Thanks for the fab recipe, this was absolutely delicious! All the flavours complemented each...
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Reviewed on May 20, 2007 by GINAWISE
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May 20, 2007
This recipe was enjoyed by all at my party last night. The only change I made was to use Hawaiian sweet bread, because I couldn't find a loaf of round sourdough at the store. I would recommend puttng some foil on top about 30 minutes in to the baking since the bread did get quite dark and crispy on the outside. It was still lovely, though.
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This recipe was enjoyed by all at my party last night. The only change I made was to use...
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Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2007 by Rachel
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Mar. 22, 2007
This is like heaven it's so good!!! Thank you for posting this fabulous recipe echomoon!
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This is like heaven it's so good!!! Thank you for posting this fabulous recipe echomoon!
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Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2008 by
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Mar. 9, 2008
This was OK. It did not knock my socks off. Not sure why...it had all the ingredients to be a wonderful appetizer. I have to say that eating the bread that the cheese is baked in is far better than any crackers. THe sourdough bread toasted and was crunchy and good. Maybe I should have used a larger round so I would have had more toasted bread to enjoy it with! Oh and baking 45 minutes is way tooo long. I did 20 and that was plenty. Otherwise it is very runny, Had to let it set a bit before we ate it. I will still search for more exciting appetizers in the future.
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This was OK. It did not knock my socks off. Not sure why...it had all the ingredients to be...
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Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2007 by
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miffymoo
Aug. 17, 2007
This looks impressive and tastes divine! I made this at work so substituted the pear filling for half a jar of chutney - this made it a lot quicker to prepare. Everyone raved about it!
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This looks impressive and tastes divine! I made this at work so substituted the pear filling...
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Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2008 by
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rlbre25
Sep. 23, 2008
It had good flavor but I wasn't crazy about the bread. I would go with a puff pastry next time. Also, I didn't feel like the pear gave enough sweetness to compliment the brie.I think it would be good with some apricot preserves. All in all it was good but will surely experiment some next time.
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It had good flavor but I wasn't crazy about the bread. I would go with a puff pastry next...
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Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2008 by L. R.
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L. R.
Apr. 10, 2008
Made this for a Wine and Cheese night and everyone loved it!! It was gone pretty quickly, I barely got a piece.
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Made this for a Wine and Cheese night and everyone loved it!! It was gone pretty quickly, I...
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Reviewed on Mar. 6, 2008 by
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mackenzietaylor
Mar. 6, 2008
I served this at a party. Huge huge hit! Everyone loved it & I even had to write out the recipe for some friends. The only change I made was that I used 2/3 a wheel of brie. This was only because of my budget. It still turned out fabulous!
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I served this at a party. Huge huge hit! Everyone loved it & I even had to write out the...
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Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2008 by
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BaseballMom2U
Feb. 5, 2008
This is a very easy quick appetizer to make and it is FABULOUS!
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This is a very easy quick appetizer to make and it is FABULOUS!
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