Ooey Gooey Sweet & Savory Surprise

I don’t know about you, but I love baking during the holidays. Although I must admit I cannot manage a four course meal, I can do a killer appetizer. So Toronto, I thought I would share this easy recipe you can try at home and impress all your guests over the next long weekend!

Camembert Cheese, Fig Jam & Fresh Rosemary Wrapped in a Puff Pastry Shell aka an Ooey Gooey Sweet and Savory Surprise!

All you need are 6 simple ingredients for this recipe

• 1 Egg
• Butter
• Fresh Rosemary
• Camembert Cheese
• Phyllo Puff Pastry
• Fig Jam

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. You need 8 Phyllo Puff Pastry shells, melt butter and baste it on each layer, stacking them on top of each other
3. Place the cheese in the center and wrap 2 layers around the cheese
4. Generously spread Fig jam on top of the layered cheese and add a few Rosemary leaves
5. Wrap this in 2 more layers of puff pastry
6. Once again spread the Fig jam and add rosemary
7. Now wrap the rest of the puff pastry layers
8. Whisk an egg and coat the top layer of the wrapped cheese
9. You’re ready to place this in the oven! It should be done in 20 minutes, remove when golden brown at the top
10. Slice it and watch the Camembert cheese ooze out! Serve with crackers

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Zahra Dattu

Director of Food & Drink

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