This tree is “like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.”
Recipe adapted from Eclectic Every Day
Christmas Tree Pull-Apart
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
This tree is “like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.”
Course:
Appetizer
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 2 packages Chebe All Purpose or other savory Chebe mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 egg for egg wash
- 8 Tbsp milk or milk substitute
- 6 oz shredded Parmesan cheese
- 4 Tbsp oil
- 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and cut 10 pieces, about ½”x ½”.
- 1 oz cream cheese
- 10 chunks sharp white cheddar cheese, about 1.5 oz.
- 10 chunks pepperoni, about 1.5 oz.
- Fresh herbs finely chopped (basil, oregano, rosemary, and/or thyme)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375F
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Prepare the Chebe mix according to package directions until the dough is smooth and consistent.
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Separate into 31 equal pieces (each piece will be about 1 oz).
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Roll each piece into a smooth, rounded ball. Combine two of these pieces into one, making a larger ball (this will be the base of the tree).
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Cut the pepperoni, cheddar cheese, and jalapenos and fill the jalapeno pieces with dabs of cream cheese.
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With your finger, press a cavity in each ball and insert a jalapeno, a piece of cream cheese, or a pepperoni and enclose the filling with the dough. Seal the opening and roll into a smooth ball.
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Lightly grease or spray oil onto a baking pan/sheet. To form the tree, place on the pan a row of seven balls, above that row, a row of six balls, above that, a row of 5, etc. making a pyramid until you finish the tree. The larger ball can be flattened a little and placed below the bottom row to make the tree base. All dough balls should be lightly touching each other.
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Make the egg wash by mixing 1 egg with 2 Tbsp water or milk. Brush the egg wash all over the surface and the edges of the tree.
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Sprinkle the tree with the chopped herbs.
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Bake for 25 – 27 minutes. Rotate the pan half way through baking to be sure it is more evenly baked. Keep an eye on it during the last five minutes.
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Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Enjoy.
Recipe Notes
You may make a smaller tree by halving the ingredients. Make 16 to 17 balls and construct the tree in the same way.
Other filling ideas: sundried tomatoes, pesto, black olives and cream cheese, cooked bacon, etc.
Recipe adapted from Eclectic Every Day
This recipe works great with Chēbē All-Purpose Mix, but you may also try it with these Chēbē mixes:
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