Cheese and pesto puff pastry Christmas tree
Enjoy this shaped cheese and pesto-stuffed puff pastry Christmas tree as part of a festive feast!
Ingredients
- 2 sheets ready-rolled puff pastry
- 95 grams pesto
- 125 grams grated Cheddar
- milk or beaten egg, to glaze
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- Peppadew peppers, to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C fan.
- Unroll one sheet of pastry on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and brush all over with the pesto. Sprinkle over the Cheddar.
- Top with the other sheet of pastry and press down.
- Cut into a Christmas tree shape: a triangle with a rectangular trunk at the bottom. Save the offcuts - you can cook and eat these separately!
- Cut lines through the pastry on each side of the tree, stopping when you reach the "trunk". Twist up each of these strips (like a cheese straw) and use some of the offcuts to make a star shape to place at the top of the tree.
- Brush with the milk or beaten egg and cook for around 25 minutes, or until puffed up and golden brown.
- Transfer carefully to a serving board. Sprinkle with the parsley and dot the Peppadew peppers over the branches. Serve with the dips of your choice!