Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread
This easy to make pull apart bread recipe, will be a hit at any holiday gathering! Stuffed with mozzarella cheese and coated in garlic butter, it will soon become a family favorite!
Equipment
- 1 wooden spoon or rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups flour
- 1.5 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 Tablespoons butter butter should be cold
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 7 pieces mozzarella string cheese
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
- 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Cut the 10 Tablespoons of cold butter into flour mixture until well incorporated and holds it shape when squeezed.
- Add egg to mixture and combine.
- Gently stir in butter milk until dough has formed.
- Roll dough into 24 one inch balls.
- Cut 7 string cheese sticks into 24 bite size pieces.
- Take each piece of cheese and press it into the middle of the dough, then press the dough around the cheese and roll into a ball again.
- Shape dough balls into a Christmas tree on baking sheet. One ball for the tree trunk, four balls on the bottom row of the tree, three balls on the next row, then 2 and then finally one ball for the top.
- There will be enough balls to make two smaller trees as shown in the photos, or you can make one larger tree.
- Once the tree (or trees) is/are shaped, melt butter and add garlic.
- Brush rolls with garlic butter and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
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