# Cheesy Ham Puff Pastry Christmas Tree

A savory puff pastry Christmas tree with ham and cheese, decorated with a cheese sauce and parmesan.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Preheat 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.
2. Cut a Christmas tree shape, then cut out smaller shapes from excess pastry (star, mini trees, candy canes, circles).
3. Slice branches about 2.5cm wide, leaving space in the center. Twist each branch.
4. Place the pastry tree and shapes on a baking tray, brush with egg wash, and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.
5. For 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.
6. Once the pastry is baked, use sauce to glue on the star and baubles. Dust with parmesan.

## Equipment

- oven
- baking tray
- knife
- baking paper
- pastry brush
- small pot
- whisk

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYTkRX2X/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/77816256-99ad-4548-b17a-8860e919331e
- Extracted: 2025-01-07

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt