Spinach and Artichoke Christmas Tree Twists
Puff Pastry Twists filled with a creamy spinach and artichoke mix, shaped into a Christmas Tree. Perfect Party Food.
Ingredients
- 200 g Frozen spinach
- 3 Garlic cloves crushed
- 50 g Butter
- 300 g Jar of artichokes drained
- 200 g Cream cheese
- 100 g Sour cream
- 150 g Grated mozzarella
- 75 g Grated parmesan
- Black pepper
- 320 g Pack Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
- 1 Egg Beaten
Instructions
- Defrost the spinach in the microwave on high for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Squeeze all the moisture from the spinach and chop finely.
- Add the butter to a large saute pan and allow to melt over a medium heat. Add the garlic and fry for a couple of minutes, but don’t allow the garlic to brown.
- Roughly chop the artichokes and add them, the chopped spinach and all the other ingredients to the pan with a good grind of black pepper. Mix thoroughly to combine. Allow to cool completely.
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C. Remove the pastry from the fridge ten minutes before cooking.
- Roll out the pastry. Cut a Christmas Tree shaped triangle from the pastry, length ways, with the point being in the middle of the top edge. This is your base.
- You will be left with two triangles from the side. Place them side by side to create an almost identical triangle to go on top of the base.
- Spread the cooled spinach and artichoke mixture all over the base (you might not need it all)
- Place the second triangle on top of the filling.
- Made horizontal cuts from the edge both sides of the pastry tree, leaving a line of un cut 'tree trunk' The cuts should be about two to three inches apart.
- Now twist each cut out rectangle to create the branches.
- Brush with egg wash and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
