| 1 | Make cranberry sauce: in a large saucepan simmer sauce ingredients, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 20 minutes. |
| 2 | Transfer sauce to a heatproof bowl and cool. |
| 3 | Cranberry sauce may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered. |
| 4 | Put brie on a work surface and with a 2-inch round cutter cut out 10 rounds, pressing scraps together as necessary. |
| 5 | Press thumb deep into middle of each round to form a small indentation and fill each cavity with about 1 teaspoon cranberry sauce, reserving remaining sauce. |
| 6 | Chill cheese rounds on a baking sheet. |
| 7 | On a lightly floured surface unfold 1 pastry sheet (do not roll out pastry) and with a 2 ?inch round cutter cut out 10 rounds. |
| 8 | Transfer pastry rounds to another baking sheet and chill. |
| 9 | Unfold remaining 3 pastry sheets and with a 5-inch round cutter cut out 10 rounds (there will be pastry left over). |
| 10 | Transfer pastry rounds to a third baking sheet and chill. |
| 11 | On cleaned work surface arrange 1 large pastry round and brush top with some egg. |
| 12 | Center 1 cheese round on pastry and wrap pastry up over cheese to form a ?inch border on top of cheese. |
| 13 | Brush border with some remaining egg and top with 1 small pastry round, pressing edges of dough together gently but firmly to seal. |
| 14 | Brush round with some remaining egg and chill on a baking sheet. |
| 15 | Make more wrapped brie with remaining pastry and cheese rounds in same manner. |
| 16 | Chill each wrapped brie, uncovered, at least 30 minutes. |
| 17 | Brie may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered loosely. |
| 18 | Preheat oven to 425°F. |
| 19 | And lightly grease another baking sheet. |
| 20 | Bake brie on baking sheet in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden. |
| 21 | Cool brie on baking sheet on a rack about 10 minutes. |
| 22 | Serve brie warm with reserved cranberry sauce. |
| 23 | Serves 10 as a first course from cody"s wine bar & restaurant windsor, england gourmet december 1995 you asked for i |
