Easy Baked Brie Puff Pastry Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How long to reheat baked brie in puff pastry? ›

Yes. To reheat the puff pastry bites, place them back in the oven on a baking sheet. Bake at 200°F for 15 – 20 minutes to bring back the crispiness of the puff pasty and re-melt the brie cheese.

About halfway through baking, peek into the oven to see how the pastry is baking. Always bake Puff Pastry Shells in a preheated 425° F oven. Bake Puff Pastry Cups in a preheated 400° F oven for 20 minutes.

Standard Oven:

Cook the brie for about 35 (defrosted) -45 (frozen) minutes or until the outer puff pastry reaches your desired level of golden brown. Baking time will vary by oven - keep a close eye on the brie during the cooking process to ensure you don't go beyond “golden” brown - this is a hot oven.

Yes, once you prep the brie wrapped in the pastry, it can be frozen. Just remember to not brush it with the egg wash. Wrap the puff pastry brie cheese pretty package very tightly in plastic wrap and store it in a zipped lock freezer bag or even an airtight container. It will stay fine for up to a month.

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (all oven types). Oven: Bake for 15 to 20 minutes (for 250g/80z), or until melted through. For 500g/1lb brie, increase to 25 minutes. To check, gently touch the centre of the brie – it should feel very soft, like it is about to collapse if you press any harder.

How to store and reheat leftovers. Brie will harden as it cools. Once it returns to room temperature, transfer the cheese to an airtight container and refrigerate for a day or two. To reheat brie: Place it in an oven-safe dish and pop it in a 350°F oven until it is gooey again.

Bake in a preheated oven of at least 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) to get the maximum puff from your pastry.

When baking Puff Pastry, note that it's done when it's golden and puffy, not wet and doughy. Use the baking time in the recipe as a guideline, and rely on your eyes as well. You can bake Puff Pastry on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

My baked pastry is tough.

It usually occurs when you've been a bit heavy-handed with the water when you're initially bringing the pastry together (by adding water to the flour and butter), or if you have over-worked the dough and developed the gluten in the flour.

While brie is normally served with crusty bread or crackers, it can be paired with a variety of fruits, nuts, or honey.

Is brie better baked or cold? ›

Should brie be served warm or cold? It's best if you serve it at room temperature or warm for the best taste and texture.

Remove any plastic packaging before baking. The brie can be baked in the wooden box it comes in, but make sure it's secured with a metal staple rather than glue, which can melt and collapse in the oven – the cheese won't hold its shape and will start to fall apart.

If you left the rind of the cheese on, the baked brie may seem like it is rubbery once heated, or the brie was overcooked by leaving it in the oven too long. To avoid the rubbery texture, remove the rind of the cheese and make sure to not overbake the brie in the oven.

Your puff pastry may fail to puff for several reasons. Warm pastry: Your pastry should be cold, cold, cold going into the oven. It's worth reiterating: Cold butter equals flaky layers. If your pastry is warm, the butter can easily leech right out during baking.

The keys to ensuring that you get crisp, flaky layers from your pastry are concerned with temperature and handling. Pastry should be at room temperature for rolling (to make it more pliable), but chilled before baking (so the buttery layers remain separate).

place on a baking sheet, warm the Baked Brie at 300 degrees, until heated through for about 15-20 minutes. Insert knife. If tip is hot to touch, cheese is ready. serve at room temperature, or gently rewarm to crisp at 350 degrees.

Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350 degrees. Bake a foil-wrapped pastry until it springs back when you gently press down on the top (about 10 minutes). Peel back the foil to expose the top of the pastry and bake until crisp to the touch (about 5 minutes).

🥐 Put them in the oven, toaster oven, or air fryer @350. for about 10 minutes or until warmed through.

Reheat: Place the wrapped brie in the preheated oven for about 10-15 minutes or until it's warmed through. Check it occasionally to avoid overcooking. Serve: Once warmed, unwrap the brie and serve it immediately.