Cranberry Brie Pull Apart Bread
Equipment
An Ooni Pizza Oven We recommend the Ooni Karu for its versatile fuel options,) but it can also be baked in a conventional oven at 400F.
A 9" cast iron skillet A cast iron skillet is ideal for this recipe as it is heat proof, usually has a handle, and is naturally somewhat non-stick.
Heat resistant oven gloves Make sure to keep your hands safe when working with the high heat of the Ooni Pizza ovens!
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 cup warm water
- 3.5 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 whole egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 3 cups all purpose flour
For the toppings:
- 1 cup warm cranberry sauce can be homemade or a gourmet brand!
- 300 gram Triple cream brie
- 2 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves stems removed
- ¼ cup melted butter infuse the butter with some fresh thyme and garlic for extra flavor!
Instructions
Making The Dough
- Measure out all the dry dough ingredients and mix together in a bowl. Mix the active dry yeast, sugar, melted butter and warm water in a large bowl or measuring cup. The water should be about 105F degrees to activate the yeast.
- Pour the yeast mixture into the dry ingredients and use a spoon to stir it all together until it forms a shaggy ball.
- Dump the ball onto a clean countertop and knead with your hands for about 10 minutes until it is soft, smooth, and stretchy. Return the dough to the bowl and cover with a kitchen towel until it roughly doubles in size, about 30 - 40 minutes (depending on ambient room temp).
Preparing The Toppings & Pizza Oven
- Melt the ¼ cup butter, and keep warm in a small dish. Warm up the cranberry sauce in a small sauce pan and keep warm. Cut the brie into three even sections, and then into thin slices.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, cut and weigh out 30 gram balls of dough. Gently shape them into round balls and place them on a lightly floured plate to prevent them from sticking together.
Assemble & Cook the bread
- Liberally butter the bottom and sides of the cast iron skillet. Working quickly, place the balls of dough and slices of brie alternatingly in the pan, working in a spiral fashion until the skillet is full. Cover the pan with a clean kitchen towel and proof for 15-20 minutes.
- Light your Ooni pizza oven and heat it up to about 425F-450F as the dough proofs. Don't worry to much about the exact temperature at this point as it will drop slightly, but this will get the oven nice and hot and ready to bake the pull apart bread.
- Place the cast iron pan into the Ooni oven (at around 400F with no, or very minimal flame) and bake for about 5 minutes at the front of the oven. Keep an eye on the pan to prevent burning! Turn the pan and bake for another 5 minutes, then turn one last time, and bake for another 5 minutes for a total of 15 minutes of baking.
- Remove the skillet from the Ooni pizza oven and top with the warm cranberry sauce and herbs. Serve immediately, while it is sizzling hot!
Notes
Note: You want to aim at baking the pull apart bread around 400F so going a little higher in temp and allowing it drop slowly as you do the remaining prep is preferred to having to rush to heat the oven back up once you're ready to go.
- For this recipe the temperature of the pizza stone in the Ooni isn't all to important. The cast iron skillet will act as a buffer between the pizza stone and the dough, and the ambient air temperature in the oven is what will evenly cook the dough.
- To help maintain an even cooking temperature, avoid adding fresh fuel right before baking the cranberry brie pull apart bread, and only add small amounts of fuel at a time to prevent big bursts of heat.
- Low and slow is better for this recipe then hot and fast!
- Plan ahead. Have everything prepped and ready to go before guests arrive. The pull apart bread can be made and even assembled up to 30 minutes before guests start to arrive so the appetizer can be baked fresh with guests watching for ultimate effect.
- If you find the top browning to quickly, cover the cast iron skillet with a piece of tinfoil to slow down how quickly the top browns.
Nutrition
Calories: 4070kcalCarbohydrates: 481gProtein: 125gFat: 188gSaturated Fat: 115gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 51gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 562mgSodium: 3519mgPotassium: 1487mgFiber: 27gSugar: 133gVitamin A: 5578IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 729mgIron: 25mg
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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