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Pan Fried Everything Bagel Brie with Sundried Tomato & Dill Tapenade

It’s that time of year, when we celebrate with cheese and wine, lasagna and blintzes and Torah’s all around.

But lets be real. Life is not easy these days and the state of the world is sad. Every day seems to bring on another challenge and most of us just aren’t feeling it. ((HUGS)) all around.

So I’m here to say this: food is comfort. Especially cheese. And bring on all the comfort food because WE NEED IT. And that’s ok.

This Shavuot, think about what brings you joy. Decorate your house in flowers, pour yourself some Rose’ and DISCONNECT. Focus on the people you love and the things that make you happy.

I’m on a pickle binge so what makes me happy right now is all the sour, crunchy and spicy elements I can plate up with some savory Everything Bagel Brie. It makes a great starter to balance out all that cheesecake!

Wishing you all a Chag Sameach. 

Pan Fried Everything Bagel Brie

1 wheel brie, chilled (see note)
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup panko crumbs
2 tbsp everything bagel seasoning
salt, to taste
canola oil, for frying

In a shallow bowl, mix the panko crumbs and everything bagel seasoning. Season, with salt, if needed (depending on saltiness of the everything bagel spice). Dip the brie into the egg and then press into the panko mix, coating on all sides.

Heat 2 inches of oil in a small frying pan (or enough to reach half way up the brie). Fry the brie until golden on both sides. Serve immediately with assorted crackers, tapenade and pickles.

NOTE: Make sure the brie is cold from the fridge, otherwise it will melt before the crumbs have a chance to brown.

Sundried Tomato Olive Tapenade

1/2 cup sundried tomatoes packed in oil
1/3 cup fresh dill leaves
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp olive oil from sundried tomato jar (or good quality olive oil)
zest of 1/2 lemon
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt and pepper, to taste

Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend until finely minced.

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Dried Fruit Brie Bites

I was so excited when the Kosher Connection team challenged us to come up with mini foods for the month of January. With the holiday of Tu B’shvat* coming up, I had the perfect thing in mind – these rich and decadent melt-in-your-mouth little brie bites.

Brie en-croute, or puff-pastry wrapped brie is a classic appetizer which includes a wheel of brie topped with jam (onion and fig jam are popular) and wrapped in puff pastry. It’s usually served on a large platter with crackers, fruit and occasionally nuts. I decided to reinvent the classic appetizer in mini, using an assortment of dried fruits in the spirit of Tu B’shvat.

*Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is the day that marks the beginning of a “New Year” for trees. We mark the day by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates.

What’s so great about these puff pastry brie bites is that you can customize them to your liking. Use your favorite combination of dried fruit and jam’s or choose from one of these ideas:

Dried apricots + apricot jam
Medjool dates + silan
Dried figs + fig jam
Dried apples + apple butter
Craisins + cranberry sauce
Dried mango + mango chutney
Sundried tomatoes + tomato jam

You can also try some of my other Tu B’shvat dried fruit recipes:

Tu B’shvat truffles (sugarplums)
Mustard Roasted dried fruits

For more exciting mini food recipes, check out the Kosher Connection link-up below!

Dried Fruit Brie Bites

1 wheel brie, cut into 8 wedges
8 puff pastry squares*
dried fruit of choice
complementary jam of choice
1 egg + 1 tbsp water, beaten

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a muffin tray with nonstick spray. Working one at a time, place puff pastry squares into the tin letting the corners hang over the sides. Place a piece of dried fruit at the bottom, add a wedge of brie and top with a spoonful of jam. Fold the corners of the puff pastry over and twist them at the top. Brush the puff pastry with egg wash and bake until golden, approximately 20-25 minutes.

*If you cannot find puff pastry squares, simply roll our a sheet of puff pastry and cut into 4″ x 4″ squares.


Other brie recipes: brie marsala pizza

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