Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

I tried to do this with puff pastry, rather than bread and the Brie “exploded” and melted all over the cookie sheet. So then, I remade the pear mixture and just heated a new wheel of brie and spooned the pear over top – it was really good! Also, I used dried thyme instead of fresh – a little less than 1/4 tsp. I will try this with the bread very soon!

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S. McLarty

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2009

This was so good and very easy to prepare. My BF fixed it as an appetizer for a dinner party! It was a hit with everyone.

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palominocharlie

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

can be done w/o almonds.

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klaenna

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Home Town: Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

Love this, but the sourdough bread is just too much bread. I baked the brie in a puff pastry basted with egg white. It was fabulous!

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

This was one of the best recipes I have tried off this site. I used raspberry reisling for the wine because it is what I had on hand and it gave the pears a great sweet flavor that balanced well. This was gone fast!

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s_kidner

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

This is delicious! I love anything with shallots included. Did not change the recipe at all. Great for a special occasion.

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2008

This was delicious just as it was! I still get requests for the recipe.

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Kimlet

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

This is amazing! Served it as main appetizer at dinner party. My friend Michelle made it (can't take the credit) and used toasted walnuts and dates instead of pears & almonds. Also, we added 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract and used brandy instead of white wine. Delicious! Try it!

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BRUNOSBETH

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Reviewed: 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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rlbre25

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Reviewed: 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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L. R.

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Reviewed: 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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Reviewed: 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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mackenzietaylor

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Home Town: Santa Barbara, California, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2008

This is a very easy quick appetizer to make and it is FABULOUS!

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BaseballMom2U

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Home Town: Pasadena, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

Made this for friends and it was gone in about 10 minutes. DELICIOUS!!!

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heidiorr

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

I forgot the almonds and would add more thyme next time. This was great!

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Dawn Turlak

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Reviewed: 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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miffymoo

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Reviewed: 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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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2007

Excellent dish that was enjoyed by all! Will make again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 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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Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2007

This is like heaven it's so good!!! Thank you for posting this fabulous recipe echomoon!

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