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Brie & Cranberry Bake with Apple Chips
Cranberries are often used the most during Thanksgiving and Christmas. In our house they used to be a holiday oriented ingredient that got little play during the rest of the season. But now that I've gotten more acquainted with cranberries I use them in an assortment of dishes from cranberry salsas to muffins, relishes, and even pancakes.
You can count the amount of ingredients that you need for this dip on one hand and that includes what goes into making the initial cranberry sauce. But each ingredient packs some serious punch: melty brie with tangy cranberries, and sweet apples. It seems like an unusual flavor combination but in the end it's really tasty.
I used apples from Lyda Farms which I picked up this weekend in Asheville and they are delicious.
INGREDIENTS
| Brie & Cranberry Bake with Apple Chips: | |
| 1 | local Lyda Farms apple, cored and sliced (or whatever is local for you) |
| 2 cups | cranberry sauce (recipe to follow) |
| brie | |
| Cranberry Sauce | |
| 1 cup | water |
| 1/2 lb | fresh cranberries |
| 1 3/4 cups | sugar |
PREPARATION:
Brie & Cranberry Bake with Apple Chips:
- Spread cranberry sauce over the base of a glass pie plate.
- Slice the brie into 8 to 10 wedges and arrange over the cranberry sauce.
- Bake at 350 degrees until everything is warm and bubbly, serve right away with apple chips to scoop up the cheesy goodness.
Cranberry Sauce:
- In a saucepan, boil water and sugar for five minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Add washed cranberries; reduce heat and simmer over low heat for five minutes, without stirring.
- Cool to set and store in refrigerator.
This recipe is from The 100 Mile Diet website. Local to: I'm in South Carolina, but you could find these ingredients locally, seasonally, throughout much of the country. For a local substitute to sugar, try local honey.