Mexican Baked Brie
Banana
1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
Cilantro
Jalapenos
Almonds
1/4 cup Grand Marnier
Puff Pastry Sheet
Egg
Slice banana very thinly. De-seed and chop jalapeno. Chop cilantro leaves. Toast
almonds until golden.
In a saucepan, combine marmalade and Grand Marnier and cook until bubbly. Set
aside one-quarter cup of mixture. Add jalapenos to remaining mixture and sauté
until soft. Add cilantro and sauté approximately one minute. Remove from heat.
Slice Brie down the middle, horizontally and place banana slices and small
amount of orange mixture on top of bottom half. Top with other half of Brie.
Place pastry on oven safe platter and add the remaining bananas, orange mixture
and toasted almonds; top with Brie. Wrap pastry in a blanket form and turn over.
Vent the Brie and brush with beaten egg yolk. Bake at 350 degrees F until bubbly
and golden brown. Let set for at least 10 minutes.
Drizzle with remaining orange mixture. Garnish with mandarin orange slices and
orange spirals.
Serve with crisp, salty crackers.