Recipe - Phyllo Wrapped Brie With Caramelized Onions

1 tablespoon Butter
4 md Onions; cut in thin wedges,
(2 cups)
2 teaspoon Sugar
One fourth cup Toasted hazelnuts OR
walnuts; chopped
8 Sheets phyllo dough;
frozen,, thawed
One fourth cup Butter; melted
2 4One half oz. rounds Brie OR
camembert cheese
One fourth cup Apricot jam
French bread baguette;
cut or sliced up
Pear or apple wedges
Crackers

1. Melt the 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan. Add onion. Cover and
cook over medium low heat about 15 minutes or until onion is tender and
golden, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle sugar over onion. Cook, covered,
for 10 to 15 minutes more or until browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in
hazelnuts or walnuts. Cool.

2. Work with one sheet of phyllo at a time, keeping remaining sheets
covered with plastic wrap until needed. Lightly brush one sheet of phyllo
dough with some of the One fourth cup melted butter. Place another sheet of phyllo
dough on top of the first sheet, and brush with butter. Repeat with two
more sheets of phyllo, brushing with butter. Cut a 12" circle from the
stack; discard trimmings.

3. Slice one round of Brie or camembert in half horizontally. Place bottom
half in center of phyllo stack. Spread with 1 tablespoon apricot jam; top
with One fourth of the carmelized onionhazelnut mixture. Top with other half of
Brie, 1 tablespoon jam and another One fourth onion mixture. Wrap phyllo up and
over filling, pleating phyllo as needed to cover and slightly twisting
phyllo on top. Brush phyllo with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo,
butter, brie, jam and onion mixture.

4. Place one wrapped brie round in an 8x8x2 inch baking pan or two rounds
in a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Cover and chill up to 24 hours. Bake in a 400
degree oven about 20 minutes or until golden. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
Serve with bread, fruit wedges, or crackers. Makes 12 servings. Formatted
by Lynn Thomas. Source: Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Appetizers.

Recipe by: Holiday Appetizers

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
WWGQ25C@prodigy.com (MRS LYNN P THOMAS) on Dec 17, 1997