Holiday brie **
Yield: 30 Servings MM
Ingredients:
- 1 c Cranberries fresh; chopped
- 1/2 c Pears; peeled chopped
- 2 tb Honey
- 1 tb Currants
- 1/4 ts Pumpkin pie spice
- 3 tb Cranberry juice cocktail
- 2 tb Red wine vinegar
- 2 ts Lemon juice
- 15 oz Brie; round; fully ripened
Instructions:
Combine first 8 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; bring mix to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes stirring frequently. Uncover and cook an additional 5 minutes or until mix is thickened stirring frequently. Cool mix to room temperature. Cut circle in top rind of cheese leaving an 1/4" border of rind. Carefully remove center circle of rind from cheese leaving border intact. Place Brie on an ovenproof serving platter. Spread cranberry mix over top. Bake at 350~ for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Serve immediately with melba rounds or sliced apples and pears. Yield: 30 appetizer servings.



