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Christmas Tree Pull Aparts

Store bought biscuits stuffed with ham, broccoli, cheese and green onions . Easily can be substituted with shrimp, turkey, or vegetarian. This app is shaped in a Christmas Tree or a Wreath and is the highlight of your appetizer table.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Servings 32

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tubes Biscuits (Regular)
  • 1 Head Broccoli Cleaned thoroughly-steamed and cut into bite size florets
  • 1 Green Pepper or Jalapeno Cut into small pieces
  • 1 Red Pepper Cut into small pieces
  • 1 Yellow Pepper Cut to look like a star for top of tree
  • 1 8 oz Bag of Finely Shredded Colby Jack Cheese Can use Cheddar or any cheese of your choice
  • 3 Green Onions Sliced Thin
  • 2 Large Slices Ham Diced finely
  • 1 Egg Add a tiny bit of milk and whisk together with egg to glaze the rolls when done

Instructions
 

  • Chop Peppers and set aside
  • Slice Green Onions
  • Finely Dice Ham
  • Steam Broccoli Florets or add 1 cup water and microwave for 8 minutes
  • Drain Broccoli and Chop Fine
  • Add all above ingredients besides the peppers to a medium size bowl and add the bag of Shredded Cheese
  • Open your biscuits and divide each biscuit in half so that you have 32 halves
  • Place biscuits on a parchment lined baking pan which is sprayed lightly with cooking oil spray
  • Put about a 1/2 tsp of Dijon Mustard in the center of each biscuit and spread
  • Add approx 1 Heaping TB of the mixture to each biscuit and pinch to close and shape in a ball
  • Add each ball to the pan seam side down starting at the top - place one then each line down add an additional ball so you are forming a Christmas Tree
  • Use all your balls but two and put those on the bottom to look like the stem of the tree
  • Brush all the balls with egg wash and sprinkle your peppers over the tree
  • Cut your yellow pepper to look like a star and place on the top of the tree - half way through baking check to make sure the star points have not moved and just put them carefully back in place if need be
  • Bake 375 for 25 minutes
Keyword Christmas Appetizer, Christmas Tree Pull Apart
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