Cheesy Ham Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
Directions
- 1Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Roll out one puff pastry sheet and spread with mustard. Top with ham, then cheese, and cover with the second pastry sheet. Press down gently.
- 2Cut a Christmas tree shape, then cut out smaller shapes from excess pastry (star, mini trees, candy canes, circles).
- 3Slice branches about 2.5cm wide, leaving space in the center. Twist each branch.
- 4Place the pastry tree and shapes on a baking tray, brush with egg wash, and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.
- 5For the sauce, melt butter in a pot, stir in flour, gradually whisk in milk, remove from heat, stir in Gruyere, and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- 6Once the pastry is baked, use sauce to glue on the star and baubles. Dust with parmesan.
Ingredients
- 2 320g/11.3oz sheets Puff Pastry sheets
- 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 12 slices Wafer Thin Ham slices
- 150 g/5.3oz Cheddar cheese
- 1 Egg
- 1 Parmesan
- 1 tbsp/15g Butter
- 1 tbsp Plain Flour
- 240 ml/1 cup Milk
- 60 g/2oz Gruyere
- 1 /8 tsp Salt
- 1 /8 tsp White Pepper
- 1 /8 tsp Ground Nutmeg
Equipment
ovenbaking trayknifebaking paperpastry brushsmall potwhisk
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