Phyllo Wrapped Brie Recipe

This is a delicious, delicate dip recipe with Brie and phyllo, a Turkish pastry made of paper-thin sheets of raw, unleavened flour dough.

• Meal Type: Dips
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 8 sheets commercial frozen phyllo pastry, thawed
• Butter-flavored cooking spray
• 1 (15 ounce) round herbed brie cheese
• Fresh herbs
• Kitchen string

Directions

1. Spray 1 sheet of phyllo with cooking spray, keeping remaining pastry covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Place Brie in center of sheet; wrap phyllo around Brie. Repeat procedure 3 times, inverting Brie each time; set aside.
2. Layer remaining 4 sheets of phyllo pastry, spraying each with cooking spray; place wrapped Brie in center. Bring corners of phyllo to center of Brie to cover, gently gathering and pressing together in center to resemble a package. Carefully tie with kitchen string. Coat wrapped Brie with cooking spray, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes or until golden, shielding top of pastry with aluminum foil the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Remove from oven; let stand about 20 minutes before serving.
3. Remove string, and garnish with fresh herbs, if desired.
4. Serve with crackers.
5. Yields 12 to 15 appetizer servings.