Baked Camembert with maple syrup, garlic and rosemary and pitta crisps

Baked Camembert with Maple Syrup, garlic and Rosemary Recipe

Name: Baked Camembert with Maple Syrup, garlic and Rosemary
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: black pepper (to taste); 250 grams camembert cheese; 3 sprig fresh rosemary; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 2 single pitta bread; salt (to taste)

30 Minutes

Serves: 2

A delicious baked Camembert starter, whole camembert peppered with slivers of garlic and sprigs of rosemary and topped with sweet maple syrup, This warm gooey camembert is served with homemade crunchy pita crisps

Recipe Ingreds

Camembert

black pepper (to taste)
250 grams camembert cheese
3 sprig fresh rosemary
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp maple syrup
salt (to taste)

Bread

2 single pitta bread

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

set the oven to 200C 400F or gas mark 6
remove the camembert from the box
peel the garlic
cut the garlic into slivers

Step 2

wrap the cheese in foil leave the top open
make cuts in the top of the cheese, push the garlic sliver into the cuts
cut the rosemary sprigs into small sections
push the rosemary into the cuts

Step 3

place back into the box with the cuts facing upwards
drizzle with maple syrup
season with salt and pepper
place on the baking tray

Step 4

cut the pitta bread in half lengthwise
then cut into triangles
place on the baking tray with the cheese

Step 5

place in the oven
cook for 15 mins to 20 mins

Step 6

check after 10 minutes and if pitta triangles are cooked remove the pitta and return the cheese to the oven

Step 7

when the camembert is golden brown and risen and wobbly in the middle, remove from the oven
serve the cheese whole with the pitta crisp on the side
serve immediately

Recipe Utensils

1 baking tray
1 chopping board
1 foil
2 large knife

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This delicious camembert starter is so easy to make, the warm gooey cheese flavoured with rosemary, garlic and maple syrup tastes amazing. especially served with the crispy pita chips. To make this recipe peel the garlic and cut it into slivers, wrap the cheese in foil living the top open. Make small slits on the top and place the garlic and rosemary into the slits. Place the cheese back in the box and pour the maple syrup over the top. Cut the pitta bread into triangles and place them on a baking tray with the camembert, Place the baking tray in the oven and bake till golden brown.

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Baking this cheese makes it deliciously gooey and ideal as a shared starter choose something crunchy for dipping

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Baked camembert is a traditional starter and a great sharing starter. what makes this recipe the best is the combination of the flavours of rosemary, garlic and maple syrup added to the cheese giving it a unique flavour

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