Here's what you'll need:
1 sheet of puff pastry
1 wheel of brie, free of the rind (why? because it's gross.)
2 granny smith apples, chopped
2 shallots, chopped
1 tbs brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
egg, beat with some water
1/4 stick of butter
Here's what to do:
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Pull pastry out of the freezer to begin to defrost.
3. Heat butter, chopped apples, shallots, sugar, vanilla, and pinch of salt over medium heat. After a few minutes, reduce to med-low. Allow to simmer until it reaches a consistency you like.. It took mine about 15-20 minutes.
4. While apple mixture is simmering down, it's time to prepare the pastry. Unfold the pastry and cut down the 2 creases. Also add 3 cuts, perpendicular to the previous cuts, so that you've produced 12 rectangles.
5. Take a rectangle, a chunk of brie (as much as you desire), and a spoonful of the apple mixture and wrap it up in the pastry. Don't expect to use all of the brie.. I used a little more than half. The remaining amount was perfect for the Thanksgiving pie. You will probably have to stretch the pastry and you will definitely have to twist the tops together. It will probably take you a couple to figure out how much will work and the best system to do this... or maybe it only took me a couple? :)
Here's what mine looked like at this phase, to give you an idea..
6. Brush with egg mixture and bake for about 20-30 mins, depending on your oven. Keep checking on it every couple minutes.
7. I'm not sure if it made a difference, but after I pulled the minis out of the oven, I put them on a wire cooling rack. Here's a shot of that...
Here's some of the final product and presentation...
Like I said, delicious and super cute! They were a huge hit.. almost made me wish I had made a double batch! Feel free to customize, but be sure to enjoy!!
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