CHRISTMAS TREE GARLIC BREAD
Each piece of this pull-apart bread has a melted mozarella centre. Brushed with garlic butter and served with a tomato dipping sauce, this will be a hit at any Christmas party buffet table
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Buffet, Side dish
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Tip the flour into a large bowl or the bowl of a freestanding mixer. Add the yeast and sugar to one side of the bowl and 1 tsp fine salt to the other. Mix together, then add the melted butter and 275ml warm water. Mix to a dough, then knead for 10 mins by hand (or 5 mins in a freestanding mixer) until the dough feels stretchy and soft. Clean out the bowl, then lightly grease with a little oil. Turn the dough over in the oiled bowl until it's well coated. Cover with cling film or a tea towel and set aside somewhere warm until the dough has doubled in size. Alternatively, put the dough in the fridge and leave to rise slowly for 2 days (bring it to room temperature before continuing to step 2).
- Line your largest baking sheet with parchment, and dust with polenta or cornmeal. Drain the mozzarella and dry the balls on some kitchen paper. Tip the dough onto your work surface and punch out the air bubbles. To make a Christmas tree shape, you'll need 23 balls. Tear off lumps of dough, ensuring each one is roughly the same size (if you want to be exact, weigh the dough, divide the weight by 23, then weigh each ball of dough as you break them off).
- Shape each piece of dough into a disc and place a ball of mozzarella in the middle. Pull up the sides of the dough to encase the cheese, pinching the dough together to seal. Roll into a ball and place on the baking sheet, sealed-side down, in a tree shape. Leave a little space between each ball, as they will grow when proving. You're likely to have 2 or 3 balls without mozzarella, so use these pieces of dough for the trunk - for anyone who doesn't like cheese. Cover the tray with a sheet of oiled cling film and set aside for 30 mins until almost doubled in size.
- While the dough proves, make the tomato dipping sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the garlic and sizzle for 30 secs until fragrant. Add the tomatoes, oregano, vinegar, sugar and some seasoning. Bubble for 30 mins until the sauce is thick. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
- When the dough is ready, uncover the baking sheet and bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown. Meanwhile, make the garlic butter. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the garlic and sizzle for 1-2 mins until the garlic is a shade darker (but not brown). When the bread is cooked, transfer it to a platter. Stir most of the parsley into the garlic butter and use a pastry brush to brush it all over the bread. Leave it to soak in, then brush on more. Sprinkle over a little extra parsley to garnish, if you like. Reheat the tomato sauce and serve it alongside the bread with any remaining garlic butter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
CHRISTMAS BREAD WREATH
Mmm, the flavors of garlic, Parmesan and olive oil make this easy-to-make bread a mouthwatering holiday treat.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 2h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Grease cookie sheet. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cheese onto flat surface. Roll bread dough in cheese into 24-inch rope. Place on cookie sheet, forming circle; pinch ends to seal.
- Snip dough 16 times from the outer edge of the circle at about 1 1/2-inch intervals, cutting two-thirds of the way through, using kitchen scissors. Lift and turn every other section of dough toward the center of the circle pinching ends, so the dough resembles branches if desired.
- Cover and let rise in warm place 1 to 2 hours or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
- Heat oven to 350°F. Mix oil and garlic; brush over dough. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 360 mg
CHRISTMAS TREE PULL-APART BREAD
This easy, cheesy tree-shaped pizza bread is perfect for the holidays. Store-bought dough helps it come together quickly for an impressive (and festive!) appetizer.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle a work surface with flour to prevent sticking. Cut the pizza dough into 32 pieces by dividing it in half, then cutting each half in half and so on until you have 32 fairly evenly-sized pieces. Cut the mozzarella into 32 cubes.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Insert 1 piece of the mozzarella into each of the dough pieces, pinching the dough around the cheese and rolling into a ball. Make sure the cheese is completely sealed inside the dough. Repeat with all of the cheese and dough.
- Arrange the dough balls into the shape of a Christmas tree on the prepared baking sheet. Start with 1 at the center of the top of the sheet pan as the treetop. Then make rows of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in a pyramid shape below the first ball, to make a triangular "tree" shape. Place the last 2 balls at the top of the pyramid to act as a tree topper.
- Melt the butter in a small pan. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then remove from heat. Brush half of the garlic butter over the dough and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the dough is lightly browned and cooked through. (It¿s okay if some of the cheese bursts through ¿ it will crisp up and taste delicious.)
- Remove from the oven and brush with the remaining garlic butter, then sprinkle with the parsley and mixed herbs. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and spread the basil ribbons over the top. If desired, spoon some of the sauce in lines across the tree to look like a garland. Serve immediately with the remaining sauce on the side.
CHRISTMAS TREE PULL-APART BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: cream cheese, sour cream, club house ranch seasoning, frozen spinach, thin crust pizza dough, pesto, unsalted butter, garlic, club house italian herbs, parmesan cheese, marinara sauce
Provided by Alix Traeger
Categories Snacks
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Flip a baking sheet upside down and place a piece of parchment paper on top. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, and Club House ranch dip seasoning. Stir until well mixed. Fold in the spinach. Set aside.
- Roll out the tube of pizza dough on a piece of parchment paper set on a flat surface. Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut from a bottom corner to the center of the top. Repeat on the other side so you have 1 full triangle and 2 halves of a triangle on either side.
- Transfer both side-triangle pieces to the prepared baking sheet. Pinch the middle seam to seal and stretch the dough to form a single triangle.
- Spread the spinach dip over a side of the triangle.
- Spread the pesto over the other side of the triangle.
- Flip the remaining dough triangle on top of the filling and remove the parchment from the top. Stretch the dough to cover completely.
- Using a pizza cutter or knife, make horizontal slices about 1 inch apart from the top to bottom, leaving the middle "trunk" of the tree intact.
- Pull the strips outwards and twist.
- In a small bowl, mix the melted butter and garlic and brush over the tree.
- Sprinkle with the Club House Italian herbs and shredded Parmesan cheese.
- Bake the tree for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown and the cheese has melted.
- Serve with marinara sauce.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225 calories, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 1 gram
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