Baked Brie Bites with Cranberry Orange Jelly

Baked Brie Bites with Cranberry Orange Jelly

PREP TIME: 8 minutes, COOK TIME: 7 minutes, TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes, SERVINGS: 16

Ingredients:

-4 ounces brie cheese

-½ cup Cranberry Orange Jelly

-3 tablespoons pistachio

-Refrigerated crescent dough or 1 box Mini Phyllo Shells

-1 egg

Instructions for the crescent dough:

1.  Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Cut brie into small cubes (approx. ¼-½ inch cubes).

3.  Unroll crescent rolls onto a lined baking sheet lined.  Separate into triangles.  Cut them in half so you have about 16 triangles.

4.  Place 1 brie cube at the long base of the triangle, add a dollop of Cranberry Orange Jelly, sprinkle with pistachios, and roll the dough to make a crescent around the cube.

5.  Seal the sides of the dough by pinching the ends together.

6.  Using a pastry brush, lightly brush a whisked egg wash over each mini crescent.

7.  Cook for approx. 5 - 7 minutes or until golden brown.

8.  Remove from oven and serve with a side of Cranberry Orange Jelly for dipping

Instructions for Mini Phyllo Shells:

1.  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Place the Mini Phyllo Shells on a baking sheet.

2.  Cut the brie into small ½ teaspoon-sized chunks and place one in each mini phyllo shell.

3.  Bake for 5 minutes, until the brie is melted.

4.  Remove from the oven and dollop a scant spoonful of Cranberry Orange Jelly on each little brie tart.  Sprinkle with pistachios and serve warm.