Brie & maple bacon bread
A comforting cheesy bread for this winter!
Welcome to my garlic bread winter edition! Since the cold season is upon us, nothing beats a good comforting baked cheesy bread. This version combines a buttery and creamy Brie cheese with the salty and sweet maple and bacon crumb topping.
I can promise all these flavours work beautifully together and it will become one of your favourite garlic bread recipes! You can make it as an appetiser for a dinner party as it is visually stunning, or as a side for some soup or stew, the possibilities are endless.
🌱Vegan / GF options
🍽️ 1 large loaf
Ingredients
25g (vegan) butter, room temperature
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Brie cheese (approximately 150-200g)
Fresh thyme
1 loaf of bread (GF option)
25g pecans
3 (veggie) bacon slices
10g maple syrup
Optional: fresh chopped chives for topping
Method
To a bowl add the chopped garlic, butter, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well with a fork until obtaining a homogenous mix
Take your loaf of bread and slice it in half. Take one half and spread it with the garlic butter. Finally top with sliced the Brie cheese.
Transfer the load to a baking tray covered with parchment paper and bake in a pre heated oven at 180C for 15-20min until the cheese has melted and acquired a golden colour.
Meanwhile make the maple bacon and pecan crumble. Grill the bacon until very crispy on a pan, remove and chop into small pieces. To the same pan add the chopped pecans and cook at medium heat for 2 minutes to toast them, then add the bacon and maple syrup. Cook for two more minutes to allow the bacon and pecans to caramelise.
Once baked, remove the Brie garlic bread from the oven from the oven, top with your maple bacon and pecan mix, slice and enjoy while hot.
FAQS and Tips
For the bread I recommend a good crusty sourdough although French bagette also works
Brie can be substituted with similar cheeses such as camembert or port salut
I am using fresh chopped garlic in this recipe for ease but if you are baking this on the weekend or an special occasion I recommend using roasted garlic instead to add a more rich umami flavour.
