Spinach and Artichoke Christmas Trees
Flaky puff pastry filled with a creamy mixture of cream cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella, spinach, and artichoke hearts. Mix this all up with a little spice from black and red pepper and skewer to look like an adorable christmas tree!
Equipment
- 1 Parchment lined baking sheet
- 15 Medium Size Skewers
- 1 Small Star Cookie Cutter or Round Metal Tip To make ornament at top of the tree
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 Pkg Puff Pastry Two sheets
- 1 10 oz Chopped Frozen Spinach, thawed and liquid squeezed out
- 3/4 Cup Artichoke Hearts Chopped 3/4 of the can
- 6 Oz Softened Cream Cheese
- 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella or Italian Blend Cheese
- 2 Heaping TB Parmesan or Romano Cheese Grated
- 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 3 Cranks Fresh Black Pepper or to taste
- 2 TB AP Flour to dust board
- 1 Red Bell Pepper Cut in small circles or stars
Instructions
- Thaw pastry and roll each sheet on floured surface to 15 x 12 rectangles
- Thaw spinach in microwave and using hands squeeze out all the water
- Chop Artichoke hearts in small pieces and add this and spinach to cream cheese along with shredded cheese and seasonings. Mix well
- Spread cream cheese mixture all over one rectangle then top with the other reserved sheet and pinch at all the edges to seal
- Cut off any extra pastry and starting at the short end cut in 15 one inch strips
- Take a strip starting about two inches long and zig zag back and forth smaller each time to make the shape of a tree
- Insert skewer with the tip coming out 1/2 inch and top with red bell pepper ornament. Reshape if the skewer smushes the tree a bit.
- Bake on parchment lined sheet at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes
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