Pastry Wrapped Baked Brie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (17 1/2 oz.) pkg. frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 (2 lb.) wheel of Brie (8-inch in diameter)
1 large egg, beaten

Preparation

Have a cookie sheet ready.
Lightly dust work surface with flour.
Unfold and roll 1 sheet of puff pastry to an 11-inch square.
Transfer pastry to cookie sheet.
Center Brie on pastry. Brush beaten egg in a 1-inch border around Brie.
Repeat pastry instructions for second sheet and place over Brie to cover it. Smooth pastry over top and side of Brie.
Press to egg-brushed border to seal.
Trim to within 1/2-inch around Brie with sharp knife.
Crimp border with a fork.
Brush all over with egg. Freeze on cookie sheet until hard.
Remove from sheet and wrap in plastic or foil wrap; return to freezer.