Brie Bacon Cranberry Wreath
4-6 A festive holiday appetizer made with flaky croissant dough wrapped around creamy brie, savory bacon, and sweet cranberry sauce.
Ingredients
- 6 slices of Streaky Bacon
- 1x 350g/12.3oz pack of Croissant Dough (keep chilled until needed)
- 90g / 3oz Cranberry Sauce
- 125g / 4oz Brie, sliced into wedges
- 1 Egg, beaten for egg wash
- few pinches of Chilli Flakes (optional)
- few pinches of Poppy Seeds (optional)
Method
- 1
Cook the bacon using your preferred method to your desired texture, pat dry to remove excess fat, leave to cool completely to room temperature, and halve each slice.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- 3
Place a sheet of baking paper on a large baking tray and place a 10cm/4-inch ramekin or bowl in the centre.
- 4
Unpack the dough and use a knife to separate each triangle, then evenly circle them around the ramekin with the points facing outwards, overlapping as necessary.
- 5
Remove the ramekin and spread cranberry sauce around the centre where the dough overlaps.
- 6
Top with the bacon, brie, and chilli flakes if using.
- 7
One by one, fold over the corners of the dough to cover the filling, wrapping underneath and back on top to seal the filling with no gaps.
- 8
Brush the dough with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds if using.
- 9
Bake for around 17-20 minutes or until deep golden and crisp.