LUCY BURDETTE: My grandson loves to help bake things, so before we visited in early December, I looked for something we could make together. Last year, we baked this chocolate loaf cake to great acclaim. For this year, I spotted this recipe for a puff pastry Christmas tree on TikTok, and it looked like something we’d enjoy. Ours didn’t come out to be as beautiful as the model, but it was easy and fun!
Ingredients
One cute helper
One box puff pastry, thawed
One jar Bonne Maman chocolate hazelnut spread, or Nutella
Flour
One egg for wash
Unroll the puff pastry and roll out one of the sheets on a floured surface. Transfer to a cookie sheet. (We didn’t have parchment paper, but that would be a great addition.)
Smooth the chocolate hazelnut spread on top of the pastry sheet.
Roll out the second sheet and lay it carefully on top of the first.
Now comes the artistic part (LOL.) Cut away triangles from the top half to make a Christmas tree shape. At the bottom, cut away more to leave a stem. (You can cut the excess into stars or other shapes as we did, and bake those extra pieces for sampling.)
Cut slits horizontally on each side of the tree and twist the pieces so they resemble (loosely) branches. Beat the egg and paint the pastry for an extra gloss.
Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Cool and serve.
Ps my handsome helper is already talking about what to bake next summer.
Pls, three of the Lucy Burdette ebooks are on sale for $1.99 through December:
What a fun project, Lucy! I'll have to see if my grandson (who will soon be 20!) would like to make this, too.
ReplyDeletePerfect for him LOL!
DeleteWhat a fun afternoon that must have been! Merry Christmas to you and your cute helper!
ReplyDeletethank you Marcia, and same to you!
DeleteLoving, cozy project . . . and then there's the eating part. ;-)
ReplyDelete-- Storyteller Mary
Thanks Mary, it wasn't as good as homemade sugar cookies:)
DeleteI think the first ingredient you listed is the most important!
ReplyDeleteWonder how this would work with cinnamon, sugar, butter in place of the chocolate hazelnut spread?
Have you cut your hair or is it pulled back in the picture?
I can't see why that wouldn't work. My hair was up in a knot for the culinary project:)
DeleteLucky you - and him! How old is he? This looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Edith, he is 6.
DeleteWow, I thought he was older!
DeleteWhat a handsome young man you have helping! How fun!
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