Olive Tapenade Brie in Puff Pastry
The holiday season is here with all the wonderful family dinners and entertaining. I love to make brie a little more fancy by baking in puff pastry. Purchased puff pastry is so easy to use with wonderful professional result that anyone even a beginning cook can wow their guests. I like to make different spreads for my baked brie, sometimes sweet and sometimes savory. If you love olives this is your baked brie. You can either make your own olive tapenade, you can find the recipe below or save time by purchasing store made tapenade. Decorate with slice olives creating a delicious tasting, easy, appetizer. 1/2 package of frozen puff pastry (one sheet) 1 egg 1 teaspoon water 1/2 cup fig spread 1/4 cup homemade tapenade or purchased 1 (8 ounce) Brie Round sliced olives Thaw the pastry sheet at room temperature for 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix egg and water. Unfold pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll into 12" square. Cut pastr...