Ham and Brie Phyllo Bites

This recipe is a little tricky for first timers but well worth the attempt. I could not stop eating these when we tested them. I polished off about 10 and they are delicious!

Ingredients

1 cup red onions (thinly sliced)
1 tablespoon + ¼ cup butter
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 cup ham (1 inch diced)
1 small round brie (3/4 inch cubes)
6-8 sheets phyllo

Directions

Preheat a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and onions. Sautee onions until they begin to turn brown. Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Once sugar is melted add water and continue to cook until onions are soft and water has evaporated, approximately 1 minute. Set aside in a bowl.
Place ham and brie separately into two small bowls.
Preheat the oven to 400°F
Here comes the tricky part. The secret is to be prepared and move quickly. Remove one piece of phyllo (being sure to keep the other pieces covered with a slightly damp tea towel). Cut phyllo in half width-wise. Melt remaining butter in small bowl. All to cool for a couple of minutes.
Lightly butter half of each piece and fold in half (see step 1 in the attached folding instructions document). Place approximately 2 teaspoons of ham, 1 piece of brie and ½ teaspoon of onions in the top middle of each sheet, lightly butter 1/3 of each sheet and fold over (see step 2 in attached document).
Lightly butter the bottom ¾ of each sheet and fold the ¼ down (see step 3 in attached document).
Fold over 1/3 of each sheet (see step 4 in attached document). Lightly butter the remaining portion of each sheet and roll up (see step 5 in attached document). Seal the end with a little butter.
Repeat steps 4 through 7 until filling is used up.
Place on a greased cookie sheet, place in preheated oven and cook until pastry is golden brown, approximately 15 minutes.

PREP 20 mins
COOK 20 mins