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Brie puffs a carb-free snack

modesty007

modesty007

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Brie puffs; use the triangle-shaped President (not the round, obviously doesn't work), cut cubes 0,5-1 inch (app 1,5 cm) place them on a grease-proof paper not a plate. Microwave for app 2,5 minutes BUT stop every 30 secs and then on again , they're ready when they're slightly goldish coloured, At first they look like just melting, but just keeping going. If you don't like the white rind remove it, I kind of like the slight tangy taste (not really detectable when puffed). A lovely carb-free snack, dip in melted butter or some mayonnaise.
 
Try Brie toasted with a little side salad. I buy the block and cut thick pieces and cover them in bread crumbs toast . lovely.
 
This was a recipe for a lovely snack if you going low carbing. Been of bread and other gluten containing stuff for almost 2 years, hurrah.:couchpotato:
 
I wonder if you can do something similar in an oven? We don't have a microwave.
 
modesty007 said:
Brie puffs; use the triangle-shaped President (not the round, obviously doesn't work), cut cubes 0,5-1 inch (app 1,5 cm) place them on a grease-proof paper not a plate. Microwave for app 2,5 minutes BUT stop every 30 secs and then on again , they're ready when they're slightly goldish coloured, At first they look like just melting, but just keeping going. If you don't like the white rind remove it, I kind of like the slight tangy taste (not really detectable when puffed). A lovely carb-free snack, dip in melted butter or some mayonnaise.
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This sounds lush! :happy:

Thank you - I'm forever on the look out for something to use cheese for :)

Signy
 
They are really nice, microwave them for 3 mins I left the rind on, cut them small and got them similar texture to cheesy wotsits
 
If you stop every 30 sec and leave the door open, then also leave them after they're done, they'll be really crispy.
 
I just tried these and maybe did something wrong :confused:

I thought "puffs" would be puffy like wotsits. Mine were flat and lacy like cheesy doilies. Still very tasty though.
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
I just tried these and maybe did something wrong :confused:

I thought "puffs" would be puffy like wotsits. Mine were flat and lacy like cheesy doilies. Still very tasty though.
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:wideyed:

Mine were little blobs, like mini macaroons. Maybe half as high as they were wide. They had gone golden brown in the middle, and as they cooled, they hardened to crunch. A lot of the fat was left on the silicon sheet.

Did you cut the Brie into cubes, or slices?
 
Brunneria said:
:wideyed:

Mine were little blobs, like mini macaroons. Maybe half as high as they were wide. They had gone golden brown in the middle, and as they cooled, they hardened to crunch. A lot of the fat was left on the silicon sheet.

Did you cut the Brie into cubes, or slices?
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They sound great. I cut mine into cubes, but they still turned into cheesy brandy snaps.

I saw a woman on YouTube microwaving "American cheese" slices (what we call plastic cheese slices in the UK I guess) and they turned out like crunchy quavers. She microwaved them on the cellophane type wrapper that the cheese comes wrapped in though. Looked a bit toxic.
 
Tried a cheaper brie from Aldi, a bit uneven some golden brown and some hardly melted, best result with President ( the triangular shaped).
 
WOW! So tasty. Gonna have to have these as my evening snack every night! Well at least most nights. :p
 
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