Baked Camembert with Honey & Thyme
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Details
- Prep time:
- 5 mins
- Cook time:
- 14-18 mins
- Suitable for:
- Vegetarians, Everyone
- Serves:
- 4
- Provided by:
- Richard Grant
An oldie but a goodie. Baked Camembert (a close sister of the milder Brie) consists of a soft cheese within a sturdy rind. Ideal for baking! Serve with char-grilled bread to mop up all of the lovely gooeyness, a fruit chutney of your choice and fresh figs.
Thanks to Richard Grant for sending in this classic recipe.
Ingredients
- A 9oz or so wheel of Camembert, removed from the wooden box and wrap (keep the box to hand)
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoons of fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons of Haughton Honey
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200c/400f. Place the unwrapped Camembert back in to the wooden box that it came in.
- Using a sharp knife, cut a slit directly across the top of the cheese. Using a spoon or your fingers, tuck the garlic as best you can into the slit.
- Sprinkle the top of the cheese with the fresh thyme and drizzle the the honey over. Sprinkle with sea salt to taste.
- Place the cheese (in the box) on a baking tray and bake for approximately 14 to 18 minutes, until the cheese is melted through. You might want to sit it in a shallow dish just in case it runs.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately with the grilled bread, figs and chutney.
Notes for the cook: if you have a fan-assisted oven then reduce the specified temperature in the recipe by about 15% ~ 1 teaspoon = 5ml and 1 tablespoon = 15ml ~ some ingredients are measured in cups and some equivalents are; 150g, 6oz (1/2 cup) = 120ml, 4fl oz