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Just a short week till Christmas and not much time. Still you would like to bake something for your friends or family? I would suggest this easy to bake puff pastry with the shape of a christmas tree. You just need to buy two sheets of puff pastry and some nut-nougat-spread.
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Place one of the sheets onto a baking mat and cut outcorners two stars in two corners (you can use a cookie cutter).
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Spread the nut-nougat-spread onto the puff pastry sheet and put the second sheet on top. Now it's time to cut out the tree shape.
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Cut the branches of the tree with a sharp knife with about 10mm distance from each other, but leave the trunk uncut.
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Start twisting the branches, as often as possible depending on their length.
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After all branches are twisted you can put the star on top and the tree is ready for baking. Put it onto a baking tray, brush some water on top and bake about 20min with 200°C (depending on the puff pastry you are using).
After the tree has finished baking and is cooled down you can brush some sugar icing on top.
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If you like puff pastry, check out as well the raspberry pastry!
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