Tis the season for all the cheesy, buttery, and flaky starters! I love working with puff pastry since it produces such delicious results with so little work. This year, I shape the puff pastry into a Christmas tree layered with fig jam and slices of brie, and into a cranberry and bacon snowflake with a baked Camembert in the center. I used Ile de France‘s Brie and Petit Camembert to impart that creamy, buttery cheese flavor into the puff pastry, which my Hong Kong followers can find in Taste France‘s selection of French products on foodpanda’s Pandamart all December long.
While both dishes look super impressive, all you really need to do is layer the ingredients, make some cuts into the assembled pastry, then twist the layers to create each shape. You can customize these very easily – try a pesto and sliced mozzarella Christmas tree or a prosciutto, onion jam and brie snowflake. Or you could even make these sweet by spreading Nutella or sweetened cream cheese! Go wild with your imagination – it’s the holidays after all so it’s the best time to indulge.
GET THE RECIPE: Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
GET THE RECIPE: Puff Pastry Snowflake
If you want to add some more protein to your puff pastry, try it as my Cheesy Pesto Chicken Wreath. While that recipe shows you how to make it with crescent rolls, you can easily sub in puff pastry as shown in this video.
GET THE RECIPE: Cheesy Pesto Chicken Puff Pastry Wreath
And if you want more holiday recipes, make sure to pre-order my upcoming cookbook Indulgent Eats at Home, as you’ll receive my holiday bonus ebook FREE when you pre-order! It has 10 recipes that are perfect for impressing your guests over the holidays, but also includes dishes, sides and sauces that can be made all year-round. So make sure to pre-order my cookbook and stay tuned for instructions on how to get your copy of the ebook. Happy holidays!
