Brie and Berry Puff Pastry Wreath
Time: 29 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Flaky pastry, creamy brie, and a bountiful blend of sweet-tart raspberries and blackberries. Perfect for holiday gatherings, it's an elegant and easy to make crowd pleaser!
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
14 minutes
Serves:
6-8
Perfect for:
Bookclub Bites
Finger Foods
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 package (2 sheets) frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
- 1 wheel (8 ounces) brie cheese
- 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll’s Raspberries, divided
- 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll’s Blackberries, divided
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (optional)
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves (optional)
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Directions
- PREHEAT oven to 400°F.
- LINE a baking sheet with parchment paper and SET ASIDE.
- CRACK 1 large egg into a small bowl.
- ADD 1 tablespoon water and WHISK thoroughly.
- SET ASIDE egg wash.
- DUST work surface lightly with flour.
- PLACE 1 sheet puff pastry dough onto work surface and DUST lightly with flour.
- ROLL OUT dough to a 10-inch x 10-inch square.
- TRANSFER dough square to prepared baking sheet and SET ASIDE.
- PLACE 1 wheel (8 ounces) brie cheese onto center of dough square.
- ARRANGE 1/2 package (6 ounces) raspberries around brie cheese.
- ARRANGE 1/2 package (6 ounces) blackberries around brie cheese.
- DRIZZLE 2 tablespoons honey evenly over berries.
- SPRINKLE with 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (optional).
- SET ASIDE dough square with brie cheese.
- DUST work surface lightly with flour.
- PLACE remaining puff pastry sheet onto work surface and DUST lightly with flour.
- ROLL OUT dough to a 10-inch x 10-inch square.
- TRIM dough sheet to a 9-inch diameter circle.
- PLACE dough circle onto brie cheese.
- PRESS DOWN dough circle gently onto brie cheese to remove trapped air bubbles.
- PRESS around dough circle edge firmly to SEAL dough around brie cheese.
- USE a small sharp knife to CUT dough outward from brie cheese toward edge of dough.
- CONTINUE CUTTING strips to form 16 even dough strips.
- TWIST each dough strip 2 – 3 times.
- BRUSH dough and dough strips with egg wash.
- BAKE 10 to 14 minutes until dough is puffed and golden.
- TRANSFER to a serving platter by carefully SLIDING parchment paper.
- TARE and PULL parchment paper to remove it from underneath baked brie.
- CUT around circumference of brie cheese with a serrated knife and REMOVE dough and top rind to expose brie cheese.
- FILL gaps between dough strips with remaining raspberries and blackberries.
- SPRINKLE 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves over cheese and berries (optional).
- DUST with powdered sugar (optional).
- SERVE immediately.
