Seems to be a lot of this going around on social media these days, and unsurprising as it it just so easy! Any round cheese should work. If you are vegetarian, a Brie or Camembert will do great, just check if it uses vegetable rennet or not. For vegans, any round soft cheese equivalent should work, for example the Violife Le Rond (get it from Soulbia.com)
This is another one that I will use shop-bought puff pastry (vegan) for, as I just don’t have a clue how to make it myself! It could work with other pastry types - in fact, I must try it with “two ingredient” dough!
Very simply, you need to cut the pastry into two even-sized halves. On one side, use the box that the round came in (if there was one) to make a slight indent in the dough, to mark out where to put the relish / jam. A wide range of options to use here, from a cranberry jam to my rapid beetroot relish. Put a good couple of tablespoons onto the circle, then pop your cheese round on top.
Cover the round with the other half of dough, and press down the edges, looking to get out any air bubbles as best you can. If you want, you can trim off some of the excess, but not too much as we want the extra pastry to eat! You can use the excess pieces as additional decoration.
Fold over around the edges and then press down with a fork, to seal and create a pattern. Bake on a parchment lined baking tray for 20-25 minutes in a pre-heated 200C oven until nicely browned.
