camembert cheese

Cheese encased in pastry and baked until brown might seem like an old-fashioned dish, but it’s one of the most reliable ways to please a small group of omnivorous people. Flaky pastry, warm, runny cheese, what’s not to like? Baking is also a great way to turn a mediocre wheel of cheese into something great. Cut the wheel in half, sandwich it with something savory and something sweet and wrap it up tightly with pastry. If you want to replace it with Brie, or another soft cheese with an edible rind, feel free — just make sure there aren’t gaps in the sides of the pastry, or the cheese will leak out in the oven.

Baked Camembert Salad

bacon, chopped

white onion, chopped

thyme leaves

Crunchy sea salt,

black pepper,

puff pastry, thawed

All-purpose flour,

egg, lightly beaten

(9-ounce) wheel Camembert, sliced in half horizontally

fruit preserves,

head radicchio or other juicy, slightly bitter salad leaf

olive oil

red-wine vinegar

Toss the bacon into a skillet over medium heat, and allow the fat to render, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Add the onion and thyme leaves, reduce the heat to low and let the onion sweat in the bacon fat until it’s totally soft and the bacon is cooked through and lightly browned, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and remove from heat. Drain excess fat.

Heat the oven to 400. Place the puff pastry on a lightly floured sheet of parchment, and use a rolling pin to even out any folds, and roll until it’s about 12 by 12 inches. Brush off any remaining flour, and brush all over with egg. Transfer the parchment and pastry to a baking sheet. Place half of the Camembert at the center, cut side up. Spoon the onion-bacon mixture and the preserves on top of the Camembert, then place the remaining Camembert half on top, cut side down. Season generously with salt and pepper.

Bring the edge of the dough up and over the cheese, working your way around, gently pressing and pinching to seal. Make sure there are no gaps, which could allow the cheese to leak from the puff-pastry parcel. Flip the parcel over, brush the top and sides of the parcel with the remaining egg wash and use a knife to puncture a small hole at the center, and to make a design along the top, if you like. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pastry is cooked through and golden brown all over. Allow to cool on the sheet pan for about 10 minutes.

When you’re ready to eat, tear the salad leaves in half with your hands, and dress them in a big bowl with some olive oil and vinegar. Taste, adjust if needed and season generously with salt and pepper. Place the pastry on the serving plate, surround it with salad and serve.

Dipped in an egg - milk mixture and coated with bread crumbs, this fried camembert makes a great lunch or light dinner.

Fried Camembert

Camembert cheese (, approx. 150 g/ 5,3 oz each,)

eggs

breadcrumbs

sunflower oil

milk

cranberry sauce and 4 slices of toasted bread to serve ((optional))

Pour breadcrumbs into one bowl. Crack the eggs into another bowl, add a dash of milk and beat until blended.

Dip Camembert into the egg - milk mixture, coating all sides.&nbsp;Then coat the cheese with the breadcrumbs.

Place the coated Camembert on an extra plate to shake off the excess breadcrumbs

Heat the oil in the pan at medium - high. Once the oil is hot enough, but not too hot, lower the heat to medium-low and fry Camembert (slowly) on both sides until nicely golden brown. If the oil is too hot, the crust will burn, before the cheese is done. Fry the remaining egg-milk mixture (if you want). Remove from the pan and place the cheese on a plate lined with paper towels and then transfer to serving plates. 

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