Baklava Phyllo Brie

It's fall and this appetizer recipe reminds me of the season. Enjoy Baklava Phyllo Brie recipe, which takes minutes to make. Easy to bring to football parties on the weekends or when entertaining guests.
This traditional favorite has a Greek Chic twist with it's sweet and savory flavor. The brie is topped with nuts, cinnamon and honey and wrapped in phyllo dough.
When teaching cooking classes, I usually hear that phyllo is something people are not sure about trying. Phyllo is easy. If you make a mistake, butter over it. Don't want to mess with phyllo, then replace it with Pillsbury Crescent rolls.
*See other brie recipes below with Fig Preserve.

Enjoy!

Baklava Phyllo Brie
Serves: 4–6
Ingredients
1 – 8 ounce wheel of brie
4 sheets phyllo, thawed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2–3 tablespoons honey
¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon granulated sugar
Method
1. Mix walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, and sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
2. Take each phyllo sheet and brush with melted butter. Stack each one on top of the
other in a slightly crisscrossed manner. Keep the unused phyllo covered with a cloth.
3. Place brie cheese in the center of the filo. Spread honey over the cheese and then
sprinkle the walnut mixture on top. Drizzle more honey over walnuts.
4. Wrap the buttered phyllo around the brie by gathering it around the top of cheese.
Cinch it to make a purse.
5. The phyllo should be fanned out on top. Trim if necessary.
6. Bake brie on a cookie sheet at 350° F for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Let
stand for 10 minutes.
7. Serve with grapes, sliced apples, gourmet crackers, or pita bread.

Greek Chic It: Brie with Fig Preserves
1. Replace honey with 1–2 tablespoons store-bought fig preserves. Follow above
recipe for filo.
2. Instead of honey, spread the fig preserves over the brie and sprinkle chopped
walnuts on top and complete according to above directions for wrapping with filo
and baking.

Brie with Raspberry Preserves
1. Follow above recipe for phyllo.
2. Simple spread 1–2 tablespoons store bought raspberry preserves over