Puff pastry Christmas tree

Name: Puff pastry Christmas tree
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: world
Ingredients: 2 sheets of puff pastry; 1/2 recipe for pesto or use store-bought pesto; small handful of grated parmesan cheese; small piece of chorizo (we've used about 4 cm of a spicy chorizo); dash of olive oil; 2 tablespoons plain quark; pepper and salt to taste; 1 egg yolk with a bit of water

Maybe you've heard about a tarte soleil, this puff pastry Christmas tree is a version for the Holidays. With a filling of chorizo for festive colours.

40 minutes

4 persons

Snacks

Recipe puff pastry christmas tree

Made by Véronique

Published at 2019-12-06, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 40 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

Let's get started

Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

30 minutes

Total time

40 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes

Start creating the fillings, the recipe for pesto can be found here. For the red half you can remove the skin of the chorizo and blend it with a bit olive oil in a small blender.

Add quark and season with pepper and salt. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit and line an oven tray with parchment paper.

Finishing the puff pastry Christmas tree – 30 minutes

Add a sheet of puff pastry on your work surface or large cutting board. Coat half of it with pesto and the other half with the chorizo mixture.

Divide a bit of grated cheese over the filling and place the second sheet of puff pastry on top. Create the shape of a christmas tree by cutting diagonally downwards from above.

Create the shape of a 'tree trunk' at the bottom. Create the branches, make sure to leave the middle attached but not too wide. Cut the branches on both sides with a sharp knife.

Beat an egg yolk with a bit of water to create an egg wash and coat the pastry with a brush. Turn each branch carefully a few times.

You can use a star-shaped cookie cutter to create small stars of the remaining puff pastry. Stick them into the tree with some egg wash and coat them with egg wash too.