Recipe: Brie en Croute with Almonds and Cranberries (serves 2)

Brie en Croute with Almonds and Cranberries (serves 2)
rec.food.cooking/Lynn M. Wiegard (1996)

Here's a nice appetizer for two:

1 3" round of brie (yes, the canned kind, but it does end out nice)
2 sheets phyllo dough
1/4 cup sliced cranberries
2 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp water
1/8 cup sliced almonds
butter
1 egg

Brush one sheet of phyllo with melted butter; lay the second sheet on top. Brush half of the phyllo with butter; fold in half; brush half the phyllo with butter; fold in half again. (i.e. two buttered sheets folded into quarters.)

Throw the cranberries, sugar, and water in a small pot and heat till bubbly and cranberries have softened somewhat. Let cool.

Put the cranberry "jelly" in the middle of the phyllo; lay the almonds overtop. Put the brie on top of this, and fold the phyllo around all of it.

Place the wrapped brie on a baking sheet, phyllo seam down, and brush with a beaten egg.

Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Very nice. Makes a nice individual serving size, as well.