Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet (8 oz) cold puff pastry
  • 8 oz triple cream brie, chilled
  • 0.5 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 0.25 cup toasted pecan pieces
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour for dusting
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, minced

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F). Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll out the cold puff pastry sheet until it forms a 10x14 inch rectangle. Note: Keeping it cold ensures the butter doesn't melt before baking.
  2. Slice the dough into 24 even squares using a pizza cutter. Gently press each square into the holes of an ungreased 24 count mini muffin tin. until the corners poke up slightly.
  3. Slice your chilled brie into 24 small cubes, about 2cm each. Place one cube into the center of every pastry cup. Note: Chilled brie is much easier to cut than room temp cheese.
  4. Top every brie cube with a generous teaspoon of cranberry sauce, a few toasted pecans, and a tiny pinch of the minced rosemary.
  5. Whisk the egg and water in a small bowl. Lightly brush the bits of pastry that are sticking out with the egg wash. until they look wet and shiny.
  6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the pastry is puffed and deep golden brown.
  7. Remove from the oven and let them sit in the tin for exactly 5 minutes.
  8. Use a small spoon or knife to gently pop them out and move them to a wire rack. until the bottom is firm.