Christmas Tree Chocolate Pie #47 – Great Wakefield Baking
What you need:
2 sheets of puff pastry
Chocolate spread
1 egg yolk
Smarties
Strawberry laces
What to do:
Remove the puff pastry rolls from the fridge and leave to come to room temperature for 15 mins
Whilst you’re waiting create a Christmas Tree template on a piece of paper. If you want to make it even, just fold the paper in half. Cut out the template
Unroll the puff pastry sheets, leaving on the baking paper.
Place the template on the puff pastry and cut around the template
Spread chocolate spread onto one of the Christmas trees
Place the 2nd puff pastry Christmas Tree on top
Cut ‘branches’ up each side of the Christmas Tree approx. 1cm thickness
Twirl each branch twice
Cut a star from the remaining pastry and place on top of the tree
Pop onto a baking tray and cook for 20 mins at 190C
Remove from oven and let cool
Decorate the tree with smarties baubles and strawberry lace tinsel!
For a savoury alternative try red pesto and goats cheese
