Fun Puff Pastry Xmas Trees filled with ham and cheese, made quickly with minimal ingredients and so delicious! You could fill these with anything you like pesto, Nutella or even strawberry jam.
PUFF PASTRY XMAS TREES
Ham and cheese puff pastry trees that combine puff pastry’s flaky goodness with rich ham cheese flavours. Folding them into trees and securing with skewers allows you to add a cute little cheese Christmas star on top. Add the stars after cooking so they don’t melt!
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This is one of the easiest Christmas bakes you can possibly make this holiday season. They’re only five ingredients and perfect for kids and families at Christmas time.
PUFF PASTRY TREES INGREDIENTS
- PUFF PASTRY – use puff pastry not shortcrust to get soft and flaky trees with a delicious crunch. I used store bought pastry, there are gluten free options available now.
- CHEESE – sliced cheese makes it easier to layer and cut, however grated cheese would also work, just use sparingly in a thin layer.
- HAM – I prefer lag ham, but any sliced ham is fine.
- MELTED BUTTER – this is optional to add flavour and extra golden on the pastry while cooking. You could replace this with egg, milk or dairy free milk, just brush over before baking.
- PARSLEY – also this is optional for flavour and to add a little green, you could also use finely diced garlic or leave out altogether.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR PUFF PASTRY XMAS TREES
Can I make this recipe gluten free?
Yes, just be sure to use gluten free puff pastry.
Can I use shortcrust pastry for these Xmas trees?
Puff pastry is the best choice to use for this recipe as the pastry flakes nicely to create the tree shapes.
Where do you buy puff pastry?
From any supermarket, usually in the frozen section or you can make it from scratch.
Can I make these sweet?
Yes, you can change up the recipe and use something like Nutella instead of ham and cheese to make a sweet version of these Xmas trees.
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS TREES OUT OF PUFF PASTRY
STEP ONE
Lay out one sheet of puff pastry and top with a layer of cheese.
STEP TWO
Top cheese with a layer of ham.
STEP THREE
Top with another sheet of pastry and cut into strips.
STEP FOUR
Fold the pastry starting at the bottom, making it thicker and fold thinner as you get to the top to make a tree shape. Keep secure with a skewer and place on lined baking tray.
STEP FIVE
Melt about 50g butter and add in chopped parsley.
STEP SIX
Brush with the melted butter and bake in 200C oven for 25 mins until golden brown. Once cooked topped with cheese cut stars.
PUFF PASTRY XMAS TREES
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 61/2 slices of cheese
- 2 large slices of ham
- 50g butter, melted
- chopped parsley to taste
- extra cheese for stars
Instructions
Pre heat oven to 200C.
Lay out sheet of puff pastry. Cover with a layer of cheese, then a layer of ham.
Cut into 8-9 even strips, a pizza cutter works well for this. Fold the pastry starting from the bottom and getting thinner as you get to the top to make a tree shape. Hold in place with a skewer, leaving a bit extra at the top to hold the stars and lay on a lined tray with baking paper.
Combine the melted butter and parsley and brush each tree to coat well.
Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Using a star cookie cutter, cut small stars from some cheese slices and sit on top of skewers.
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