Tart Cherry Baked Brie Bites

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried Montmorency tart cherries
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch, mixed with water
• honey, salt, pepper to taste
• 2 sheets puff pastry dough, cut into 3-inch squares
• 18 mini wheels of Brie cheese
• 1 egg, beaten

Directions

For the sauce:

• pour boiling water over the cherries and let them plump up for 30 mins, drain water
• simmer red wine and balsamic until reduced, about 5 mins
• add tart cherries and cornstarch dissolved in water, simmer another 5 mins
• season to taste with salt, pepper and honey
• let cool before serving

For the brie bites:

• wrap cheese wheels in 3 inch sections of pastry dough, pinching at the top to seal
• brush with egg
• bake at 400° for 20 minutes

Contributed by: Lindsey Ostrom, pinchofyum.com