Brie 1kg

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However the recipe is intriguing and I’m sure would be delicious, making a great centrepiece for a party platter as well as a fantastic way to get people who don’t know one another at a dinner party to become firm friends very fast as they politely squabble over the last delicious morsel: no-one surely can stay stand-offish while dealing with gooey molten cheese dripping from their fingers! Brie cheese rinds are sprayed with penicillium candidum, a white mold that can also be seen on Camembert, triple crèmes, and certain Italian deli salamis. After scoring the cheese, you can add toppings to it that will infuse into the cheese while it bakes. Cutting a piece of baked brie with a knife and spreading the softened cheese over a cracker is a common way to consume it.

Originally published November 2014, updated with new photos and recipe video in October 2019, refreshed again in 2021. Please make sure that Javascript and cookies are enabled on your browser and that you are not blocking them from loading.The brie can be baked in the wooden box it comes in, but make sure it’s secured with a metal staple rather than glue, which can melt and collapse in the oven – the cheese won’t hold its shape and will start to fall apart. Baked Brie is best served with sturdy crackers for scooping up the molten cheese – avoid chips and those wafer thin crackers for serving with cheese as they aren’t strong enough. I once bought a wheel of Brie in Paris from a supermarket, might be 20 years ago but pretty sure you still could. Made from whole cows’ milk, which may be pasteurised or raw, Brie is rich and creamy and, as it melts well, is popular for use in cooking.

Like camembert, brie can be baked until the middle is melting and oozy, perfect for dunking in toasts or veg crudités. Add a a simple bunch of grapes to the serving platter (fruit + cheese is classic, plus just looks good!

Président has many recipes to get you started baking Brie, and in warmer months, try placing a wheel on the grill. Once you know how to eat Brie, there are endless options for making use of its creamy, desirable flavor. Baked Brie Baking dish –the most practical way to bake / serve brie is if you have a shallow round ovenproof dish that is slightly larger than the brie. A double-crème cheese contains between 60 and 75 percent butterfat, according to French regulations.