- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 20 minutes
- difficulty: low
How to make a Christmas tree with puff pastry
It takes very little to personalize your Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas Day lunch table in a tasty way. How? By making a delicious puff pastry Christmas tree : an original and delicious idea for lots of small personalized place cards or a quick, easy, and delicious appetizer . A fun idea and a very versatile recipe, it's a perfect "no waste" recipe, as it allows you to use up cheese, vegetables, and other leftovers in the refrigerator. And that's not all: filled with plenty of homemade hazelnut spread , the puff pastry Christmas tree is the perfect way to end a meal with flavor.
Of great scenic effect, prepare it using homemade puff pastry according to our recipe : let's see together, step by step, the recipe for preparing a delicious puff pastry Christmas tree , both in the savoury and sweet versions.
Ingredients
(of your choice)
- puff pastry
- Cherry tomatoes
- Various cheeses
- Mozzarella for künefe dessert
- ricotta cheese
- Spinaci
Preparation
- Choose the ingredients for filling the Christmas tree according to your tastes.
- Roll out the puff pastry rectangular on the baking paper and arrange the ingredients chosen for the filling trying to create the shape of a Christmas tree. Keep a few centimetres of pasta to make the base of the Christmas tree.
- Once the filling is arranged, cover it with another sheet of puff pastry, making sure that the sides adhere perfectly.
- Cut out the stuffed Christmas tree: reuse the excess puff pastry to make the star to place on top of the Christmas tree and other decorations.
- Now make the branches of the tree Cut out several strips of filled puff pastry on both sides. Twist the branches and then refrigerate your DIY Christmas tree for at least 10-15 minutes.
- Proceed with cooking Bake at 180°C for about 20 minutes: your homemade puff pastry Christmas tree will be ready as soon as it turns golden brown.
To prepare a delicious sweet puff pastry Christmas tree , filled with lots of Nutella or homemade hazelnut spread , follow the exact same procedure described for the savoury version, simply varying the ingredients.
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- Christmas Menu: The Best Recipes
- Pandoro: the recipe for making the iconic Christmas dessert at home.
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