Christmas Tree Pull Apart Appetizer is a quick and easy Christmas Appetizer that is so cheesy and so delicious. With a creamy, buttery topping this Pull Apart Christmas tree will add a deliciously festive touch to your celebration.
1CupMelted Unsalted Butter226.8g or 16 tablespoon (divided)
½CupGrated Parmesan Cheese44.9g
Chopped Cilantro or basil or parsley
Salt and Pepperuse salt only if you are using unsalted butter.
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INSTRUCTIONS
You can use storebought fresh white pizza dough or homemade pizza dough. Here is how to make pizza dough at home without yeast. If it's frozen allow it to stay on the countertop until it softens. Once it is ready for use, flour your work surface generously. Place the dough and roll it gently to form a large rectangle. Should be about 1/2 inch thick. Cut Mozzarella Sticks to 1" pieces and keep them aside.
Use a pizza cutter wheel or a knife to cut out small 2" sized pizza pockets. There is no particular size that you have to cut it in. Just make them large enough to wrap about a tablespoon of mozzarella cheese.
Place Mozzarella Cheese at the center of your pizza pockets. Wrap the dough around mozzarella cheese to make a tightly sealed ball. Place these seam side down in the baking dish.
Arrange them on a 9x13" baking dish in the form of a Christmas tree. Start with a single ball on the top. Follow it up with several balls below it and then repeat this for the next two columns. Finally, for the stem place two balls and follow it up with two more balls. See the video for a better understanding. Leave no gap between each ball. Let them stick to each other. They'll bake into each other.
Brush melted butter onto the balls. You can also use egg wash (1 beaten egg+ 2 tablespoons of water) for this step. If you are using butter then save some for laterBake this in a preheated oven at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until the top is lightly golden brown.Do not bake for too long or else the top might become too hard. It should be soft to touch. Check at the 15-minute mark and then keep increasing temperature by 1-minute in case you feel it is underbaked.
Finally, take it out of the oven. In a small mixing bowl combine remaining unsalted butter with freshly grated parmesan cheese, chopped cilantro, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. Mix it well using a spoon and brush it on the pull apart Christmas tree. Enjoy immediately.
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Notes
Do not overbake the Christmas tree pull apart. It might get too hard.
Use salt for seasoning only if you are using unsalted butter.
You can replace chopped cilantro with parsley or basil.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Tree Pull Apart Appetizer
Amount Per Serving
Calories 4058Calories from Fat 2412
% Daily Value*
Fat 268g412%
Saturated Fat 160g1000%
Trans Fat 7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 14g
Monounsaturated Fat 67g
Cholesterol 711mg237%
Sodium 8317mg362%
Potassium 289mg8%
Carbohydrates 305g102%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 42g47%
Protein 119g238%
Vitamin A 7638IU153%
Calcium 1754mg175%
Iron 18mg100%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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