Pesto puff pastry christmas tree
Today we will prepare an original snack pie, a pesto puff pastry christmas tree. It is simple and quick to shape. It turns out delicious and very unusual.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 baking mat optionally parchment
- 1 knife
- 1 cooking brush
- 1 rolling pin
- 1 grater
Ingredients
- 300 g puff pastry
- 70 g pesto sauce
- 50 g cheese hard
- 50 g tomatoes sun-dried
- 1 pc egg
Instructions
- Prepare everything necessary. Take the puff pastry out of the freezer and let it thaw. You can buy ready-made pesto sauce or make it yourself.
- Roll out the dough to a thickness of 2 mm, cut into two equal parts. Place one of them on a baking sheet lined with a non-stick mat or baking paper. Use a knife to mark the contours of the future Christmas tree. Where the trunk will be, lay out the sun-dried tomatoes in a row.300 g puff pastry, 50 g tomatoes
- Spread the pesto sauce over all remaining areas.70 g pesto sauce
- Sprinkle with grated cheese.50 g cheese
- Cover with the second layer of dough, press down with your hands. Cut off the excess parts, those where there is no filling.
- Next, mark the trunk, and cut the sides into strips 1-1.5 cm wide with a sharp knife.
- Twist each into a spiral shape.
- Brush with beaten egg.1 pc egg
- If desired, decorate with pieces of sun-dried tomatoes, grated cheese. Place in the oven and bake at 170℃ for 20 minutes. The Christmas tree puff pastry with pesto sauce is ready. It can be served immediately, but it is also very tasty after cooling down.
Nutrition
Calories: 565kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 11gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 446mgPotassium: 484mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 589IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 138mgIron: 3mg