Tear & Share Sun-Dried Tomato & Brie Sunflower

 🌻 Tear & Share Sun-Dried Tomato & Brie Sunflower 🧀✨

The viral pull-apart appetizer that crowns every party. Tear, dip, devour. 🌹

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📝 Ingredients

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🥐 The Golden Puff Pastry Petals

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・2 sheets all-butter puff pastry, thawed

・1 large egg, beaten

・2 tbsp melted butter

・1 tsp flaky sea salt

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🧀 The Molten Brie Center

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・1 whole wheel ripe brie cheese, 12 oz

・2 tbsp olive oil

・1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

・1 tbsp honey

・½ tsp cracked black pepper

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🍅 The Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Filling

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・1 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained

・½ cup fresh basil leaves

・3 garlic cloves

・⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese

・¼ cup olive oil

・2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

・1 tsp red chili flakes

・½ tsp flaky sea salt

・¼ tsp cracked black pepper

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🌿 The Basil Oil Drizzle

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・1 cup fresh basil leaves

・⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil

・1 garlic clove

・¼ tsp fine sea salt

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✨ The Finishing Crown

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・⅓ cup pistachios, finely crushed

・Fresh torn basil leaves

・Tiny edible yellow flower petals

・1 tbsp warm honey for drizzling

・Cracked black pepper

・Flaky sea salt

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

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🔥 Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large round baking tray with parchment paper.

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🍅 Blend sun-dried tomatoes with basil, garlic, parmesan, olive oil, balsamic, chili flakes, salt, and pepper into a glossy pesto.

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🥐 Place the brie wheel in the center of the parchment as the sunflower anchor.

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✨ Stack the two puff pastry sheets and cut a large circle that wraps fully around the brie.

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🎨 Spread the sun-dried tomato pesto evenly across the pastry circle around the brie center.

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🍃 Scatter half the crushed pistachios over the pesto, then cover with the second pastry circle.

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🌻 Cut the pastry outward from the brie in 16 equal strips, then twist each strip twice to form petals.

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🔥 Brush the petals with beaten egg and melted butter, sprinkle with salt, then bake for 25 minutes.

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🌿 Blend basil with olive oil, garlic, and salt until vivid emerald, then strain through a fine sieve.

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🌟 Slice the top of the warm brie open, drizzle honey and basil oil, scatter pistachios, and crown with basil, flower petals, pepper, and salt.

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🕒 Recipe Details

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Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Servings: 6