CRANBERRY BRIE BITES

Cranberry Brie Bites are super easy to make, perfect as holiday appetizer or bites and versatile. Right from the type of pastry to the filling, one can opt to use what they have at hand or customize it their family's liking.

📝 Ingredients

• 6 sheets phyllo pastry (about 14"X 18")
• 180-200 g brie cheese
• 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
• 2 tbsp pistachio slivers
• 2 tbsp butter

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 180℃.
2. 2Thaw the phyllo pastry. I prefer to leave it in the fridge overnight.
3. 3Count 6 sheets of phyllo pastry. Stack them together. Lay it with the length side towards you.
4. 4Cut into 4 equal parts width wise. Lengthwise it will be into 3 strips.
5. 5Totally you should have 12 pieces or stacks.
6. 6Cover them with a damp cloth till you are ready to use them.
7. 7Melt the butter. I do that in the microwave oven for 15-20 seconds.
8. 8Brush the muffin tins lightly with some butter.
9. 9Take one stack, separate all 6 sheets. Brush one with melted butter, lightly.
10. 10Cover with another sheet. Brush with melted butter. Repeat till you have a stack of 6 sheets.
11. 11Place the stack over the muffin tin cup. Gently press it down into the cup using your fingers or a small jar or glass.
12. 12Repeat the same process with the remaining 11 stacks.
13. 13Bake the empty phyllo cups for 5-7 minutes or until light golden in colour.
14. 14Cut the brie cheese into about 1 tsp pieces or just under 1 inch cube.
15. 15Remove the half bake phyllo cups from the oven.
16. 16Add one piece of brie cheese in each cup.
17. 17Bake the phyllo cups for 5 minutes.
18. 18Remove the phyllo cups from the oven.
19. 19Transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
20. 20Add about 1 tsp of cranberry sauce in each cup.
21. 21Sprinkle some pistachio slivers over the sauce.
22. 22Cranberry Brie Bites are ready.