Description
A visually stunning and delicious appetizer featuring beef bacon and creamy Brie cheese wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough, perfect for gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 slices beef bacon
- 1 wheel Brie cheese, trimmed and cubed
- 2 cans crescent roll dough
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- Chopped chives (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Cook beef bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 8-12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Trim Brie and cut into small cubes.
- Prepare egg wash with beaten egg.
- Unroll one can of crescent dough into a rectangle on parchment paper; press seams to seal. Repeat with second can.
- Place one rectangle at the center and overlap the second rectangle, cutting 16 triangles from the center, leaving a small circle in the center.
- Fill the wider ends of each triangle with crumbled bacon and cubed Brie.
- Fold triangles over the filling, shaping the dough into a wreath.
- Brush the wreath with egg wash.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.
- Cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Best served warm or at room temperature. Leftovers can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen before baking for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: beef bacon, Brie cheese, appetizer, holiday recipe, crescent roll, festive dish