With all the feverabout Christmas cookies, we simply forgot another wonderful pastry – the light and airy puff pastry. Don't you think it's really Christmassy? But that will definitely change with this article! You can quickly and, above all, easily bake a fir tree puff pastry that perfectly matches the Christmas theme. We have put together some recipes and ideas for you with which you can prepare both sweet and savory versions. So no matter whether you need a dessert with puff pastry for Christmas or want to bake an appetizer with puff pastry for Christmas - we've got both options covered. And, believe us, this puff pastry Christmas tree will be the highlight of the table simply because of its appearance!
Make your own Christmas tree puff pastry with Nutella
Puff pastryand Nutella– sounds like the perfect combination, right? It is too! In our first recipe for a Christmas tree puff pastry, we will explain to you how you can make a tree out of puff pastry with Nutella. The seemingly complicated look of the tree shouldn't scare you off, because it's actually really easy and quick to shape. Perfect for anyone who doesn't like baking!
- 2 sheets of puff pastry, semi-frozen
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 THE Nutella
- 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted and melted
- 1 tbsp cinnamon sugar (you can also mix it yourself: 1 tbsp sugar and ¼ tsp cinnamon)
Chocolate temptation with fir tree puff pastry - this is how it's done:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper. Then cut the two sheets of puff pastry into triangles, i.e. in the shape of Christmas trees. Then spread the Nutella on one of the two triangles and place the other sheet on top. Transfer the whole thing to the baking tray. Then design the fir branches by cutting both sides at 2 cm intervals. Leave the middle intact to create a strip from top to bottom (the tree trunk). For the lower trunk, either remove one or two of the side strips or cut a separate strip that you then place at the bottom. Then twist the side strips of the Christmas tree puff pastry that you have created in twice each.
Then cut out two stars from the remaining dough (free hand, with a template or with a cookie cutter), then spread one with Nutella and cover it with the other. Place the finished star on the top of the tree. Whisk the egg yolk with a little water and brush the top of the puff pastry with it. Bake the Christmas treefrom puff pastryabout 25-30 minutes and then let it cool for 5 minutes. Then brush it with the melted butter and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over it. Your chocolate Christmas tree is now ready!
Baking a Christmas tree with jam
Instead of chocolate (which you can also refine with chopped nuts), jam is of course also suitable for the Christmas tree puff pastry. And you can really use any variety, regardless of whether you prefer raspberries, strawberries or apricots. Of course, a delicious Christmas jam that contains ingredients for a typical Christmas flavor would be even better. We've got you covered with how you can make one yourselfin this articleexplained.
- any jam (in the example raspberry)
- 2 sheets of puff pastry
- 2 teaspoons fresh, chopped rosemary
- 1 large egg
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, line a baking tray with baking paper and prepare the Christmas tree puff pastry exactly as described above for the chocolate version. This time you use jam for the topping, which you first mix with the rosemary. Once you have formed the dough, whisk the egg with a little water and brush it onto the tree. Bake the Christmas tree until golden in color, about 15 minutes, or longer if necessary. Dust it with the powdered sugar as soon as you take it out of the oven.
Puff pastry Christmas tree with spinach and feta
If you would like to bake a Christmas tree puff pastry, you can of course also choose a savory version. This is not only suitableas a starterwith puff pastry, but also as a snack in between.
- 125 g frozen spinach, thawed
- 100g feta, crumbled
- 30 g grated Parmesan
- 2 sheets of puff pastry, just thawed
- 1 egg, lightly broken
- pepper and salt
Squeeze the excess water out of the spinach and then mix it with the feta and parmesan. Season the mixture with pepper and salt. Prepare the Christmas tree puff pastry as described in the Nutella recipe, this time using the spinach filling. Brush the top with the egg and bake the tree in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes until golden brown.
Would you like a puff pastry tree?with baconserve? Add small pieces of bacon to the mixture and then spread a few pieces of bacon on the top if desired.
Mini Christmas trees on skewers
Both the large versions for a puff pastry Christmas tree and the small oneson a stickare ideal for making your loved ones happy. And if you can't decide, just make both! This way you can also use the remains of the large trees. You can brush the treats with egg wash before baking and decorate the skewers with stars at the top. Pizza sauce is ideal as a base, but also without sauce ormy Pestothe snacks taste good.
Mini tree with bacon or ham
Cover the dough with bacon or ham and cut into strips (approx. 2.5 cm) with a sharp knife or pizza cutter. Then fold the strip together in a snake shape, starting with a longer base and gradually narrowing the snake shape towards the top. Fix the whole thing with a wooden skewer. Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
Prepare puff pastry for Christmas with pesto
Spread the sheet of puff pastry with pesto and spread grated cheese over it (e.g. Parmesan or Parmigiano). Cut the topped dough into strips (approx. 2.5 cm), fold each strip into a snake shape and secure it with a skewer. Bake at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes until golden.
Decorate the puff pastry tree with sweets
Colorful little tree with Smarties
Shape puff pastry snails into a Christmas tree with cherry tomatoes
