Baked Brie with Caramelized Pears, Shallots and Thyme recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter 2 shallots, thinly sliced 2 pears - peeled, cored and sliced ⅓ cup dry white wine ½ teaspoon brown sugar ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme salt and pepper to taste 1 (8 ounce) round loaf sourdough bread 1 (8 ounce) round Brie cheese ½ cup slivered almonds Assorted crackers
Nutrition Info
- 416.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 42.9 gcholesterol: 32.2 mgfat: 21.1 gfiber: 3.2 gprotein: 12.8 gsaturatedFat: 7.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 649.7 mgsugar: 7.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Baked Brie with Caramelized Pears, Shallots and Thyme
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add shallot, cook and stir for 1 minute to soften. Add thinly sliced pears, cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in white wine, brown sugar, thyme, salt, and pepper, increase heat to medium-high and simmer until the liquid has evaporated, and the pears have lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
Cut a Brie-sized hole in the top of the sourdough bread to within 1/2-inch of the bottom. Cut the removed bread into pieces for serving, set aside. Score the Brie around it's edge, using a paring knife to cut 1/4-inch deep. Cut in half by looping an 18-inch piece of very thin string, or unflavored dental floss around the scored Brie and pulling the ends in opposite directions.
Place the bottom half of the Brie, cut-side-up, into the sourdough loaf. Top with 1/2 of the pear mixture and sprinkle with 1/2 of the slivered almonds. Place the remaining brie half on top, spread with remaining pear mixture, and sprinkle with remaining slivered almonds. Place on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until soft and gooey. Serve with sliced sourdough bread and crackers.