Christmas tree puff pastry #christmas #appetizer
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I made mine with the pesto sauce and it turned out even better than I may want to have imagined. I made it for Christmas Day as a part of our appetizers after which I made it once more for new yr’s Eve. and then I made it once more remaining yr. And now I’m sharing it with you eventually.
Sheets of puff pastry filled with pesto sauce and then shaped into a Christmas Tree makes the perfect appetizer this holiday season.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 - (17.3 oz) package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
- 4 to 6 Tablespoons prepared Pesto Sauce
- 1 egg, beaten
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 375 stages.
- Sprinkle a touch flour on pinnacle of a sheet of parchment paper.
- unfold one sheet of puff pastry on pinnacle of the parchment paper. the use of a rolling pin, lightly roll out the puff pastry sheet into an eleven X 13 inch rectangle. gently lift the parchment paper and transfer to a baking sheet.
- spread the pesto sauce on top of the puff pastry sheet being cautious no longer to transport too near the threshold.
- unfold the second one sheet of puff pastry and area on a lightly floured floor. Roll it out additionally into an eleven X 13 inch rectangle.
- lightly place the second one sheet of puff pastry on top of the number one sheet of puff pastry that has the pesto sauce. Press gently to seal the 2 sheets together.
- the usage of a chunk of printer paper or parchment paper, reduce out a Christmas tree shape to use as a template.
- region the Christmas tree template on top of the puff pastry and using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, reduce out the Christmas tree form. Reserve the greater portions.
- Now it is time to shape and slice the "branches" of the tree. i definitely like to area a ruler down the center of the puff pastry Christmas tree to apply as a manual, but it is now not essential.
- beginning on one facet, make horizontal slices into the perimeters of the Christmas tree triangle being cautious to prevent earlier than you acquire the center.
- Repeat the same technique on the other side of the Christmas tree triangle; again being cautious to prevent in advance than engaging in the middle. You need to depart a 1 to 2 inch phase down the middle of the tree that is not sliced.
- starting at the lowest, twist the branches away from you. Press the threshold of the branch firmly into the parchment paper to preserve the branch from untwisting.
- keep twisting the branches shifting up the tree after which skip at once to the other facet and twist the ones branches as well.
- With the greater puff pastry, use a celeb cookie cutter and make a star for the top of the tree. you could moreover reduce out greater shapes for the greater puff pastry and bake them one after the other as well.
- Brush the whole pastry with the crushed egg.
- Bake within the preheated oven till puffy and golden brown, 12 to 15 mins. Cool slightly earlier than serving.
- you could gently slide the Christmas tree pastry directly to a serving platter. Or increase the parchment paper off the baking tray and vicinity on pinnacle of a serving platter.
