After
lunch out at The Duke it reminded me of one of my favourite
retro “dig in” kind of dishes – served either, like The
Duke, as a sharing plate or as part of a larger “creaking
table” groaning under the weight of Easter goodies.
Here's
my version :
Baked
Camembert
Serves
2
250g Camembert
1 clove of garlic sliced finely or equivalent
paste
drizzle of olive oil
drizzle of Calvados
2 medium eating apples – sharp flavoured
peel and slice into quarters at the last minute
One Soda Bread loaf
small bowl of sea salt - optional
chopped dried cranberries
chopped mixed nuts
Pre-heat your oven 160fan/180c/Gas 4.
Place the Camembert in its box on a baking tray –
using a sharp paring knife make 4 or 5 (1 cm approximately) incisions
into the skin of the cheese – gently does it! Poke the slices of
garlic or alternatively small blobs of paste into the top of the
cheese. Drizzle with a drop of olive oil and ditto Calvados and bake
in the oven for 15 minutes – or until gorgeous and oozy in the
middle.
Serve the cheese with thick slices of Soda Bread
(the recipe is on the blog) to dunk into the cheese and the apples
likewise. A sprinkle of salt if it's your thing – help yourself to
the cranberries and nuts– you can then dip your dunked bread and
cheese and/or apple into them – munch – enjoy.
One final note to self – check the Camembert box
– it should be stapled NOT GLUED!
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