Every holiday season, three wonderful friends and I gather for a meal. Sometimes we organize it at someone’s house. Sometimes we go to a restaurant. This year, I hosted the dinner at my home and kept it very simple. i made one Vegetarian Lasagna No-Bake Lasagna with Noodles. My friends brought cocktails, bread and salad. I took out some bottles of wine from the cellar.
I felt a little nervous the morning before the dinner. I thought, maybe I should have something to eat before having a full meal. I knew that whatever I created would definitely happen Easy Appetizersthen i remembered one leading lady The recipe I saw just a day or two ago: Cranberry Brie BitesIt only had four ingredients, was holiday-like enough, and with one small change to the original recipe, it took me only five minutes to prepare.
Pioneer Woman’s Cranberry Brie Bites
For her recipe, Ree Drummond rolled out puff pastry doughCut it into small squares, and place each square in mini muffin tins. Then she fills each with a little brie, a dollop of canned food or Homemade Cranberry SauceAnd a sprinkle of pistachios. The bites are cooked at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes, cooled for five minutes, then sprinkled with optional flaky salt before serving. Although there are specific measurements for the Pioneer Woman recipe, I believe accuracy is not super important for such a straightforward recipe.
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Case in point: Despite the simplicity of the recipe, I wanted to make things Even easier. So I swapped the mini phyllo dough cups As for puff pastry, and with that one simple switch, I made a delicious starter in a fraction of the time it takes to roll out the dough and cut it into smaller pieces.
All I had to do was place the phyllo cups on a baking sheet, add a slice of brie, a spoonful of cranberry sauce, and a sprinkle of pistachios — which I already had on hand. stored in freezer-For each cup. I kept the baking instructions the same, placing them in a preheated oven at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Of course, I took out my fleur de sel To sprinkle on the cups when they come out of the oven.
Improving this recipe worked great for me, but if you need additional guidance, you can follow our step-by-step recipe for brie cupsAnd if flaky, buttery pieces of puff pastry are your favorite, this is also this recipe Which is very similar to Pioneer Woman.
Ideas for how to adapt this recipe
Cranberry Sauce screams “Holidays!” But with the addition of jam or chutney and the addition of nuts, this recipe can easily become a quick dish that works any time of the year. Here are some ideas to inspire you:
Dinner night, my friends and I indulged in Philo cups as we sipped cocktails and bubbly that paired beautifully with the food — specifically, a bottle of Dr. Constantin Frank Blanc de Blanc from the Finger Lakes wine region in New York. These were so easy to get on the table, these morsels are definitely going to become my new appetizer whenever I need something quick, easy, and absolutely delicious.
