How to bake brie

What is brie?

Brie is a soft cow’s milk cheese with a pale white rind. It’s traditionally made in Brie, France, where it gets its name, and it has a mild, creamy flavour that’s quite delicate and fresh.

Brie serving suggestions

While it's a great addition to a cheeseboard with crackers, when bought whole in a round, it can be baked and shared. Like camembert, brie can be cooked in the oven until the middle is melting and oozy, perfect for dunking in toasts, pitta crisps (see recipe below) or veg crudités. In fact, recipes for baked camembert are interchangeable with brie, but make sure you use a whole cheese, rather than a wedge – the rind is what keeps the cheese from running out when baked.

For a real showstopping starter, you could even bake a wheel into a loaf of bread, or use it to make an indulgent fondue. Get even more cheesy inspiration with our best ever collection of brie recipes and a helpful guide on how to bake camembert.

To make pitta crisps for dunking in brie:

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix together 1 crushed garlic clove and 2 tbsp olive oil. Cut 4 pitta breads into strips, place on a baking sheet and drizzle over garlicky oil. Turn to coat well, season and bake for 5 minutes until lightly browned and crisp.