{"id":3224,"date":"2025-12-05T10:55:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:55:22","slug":"christmas-tree-cheeseboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/christmas-tree-cheeseboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Tree Cheeseboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Impressive and cute, these puff pastry Christmas trees are sure to dazzle your guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Serves:<\/strong> 6-8<br><br><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For pastry Christmas trees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 packet (400g) puff pastry, defrosted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup (30g) grated parmesan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handful or thyme and\/or rosemary leaves, chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 whisked egg, for glazing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selection of 3-5 different cheeses (we used gouda with cumin, goats cheese, mature cheddar, vintage cheddar and camembert)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 punnet (100g) fresh cherries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handful of pomegranate rubies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handful of berries (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuts and mint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Preheat<\/strong>\u00a0oven to 200\u00b0C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Roll<\/strong>\u00a0pastry out on a floured surface to 3mm thick.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Glaze<\/strong>\u00a0with egg wash and sprinkle with parmesan and herbs, if using.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cut<\/strong>\u00a0\u00be of the pastry into triangles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Press<\/strong>\u00a0stars out of remaining pastry using a 5cm cookie cutter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Place<\/strong>\u00a04\u20135 triangles, making sure they overlap about halfway each, on a lined baking tray. Place a star on top. Repeat with remaining pastry to create 4-5 trees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong>\u00a0for 25\u201330 minutes or until golden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Place<\/strong>\u00a0Christmas tree pastries on a board with cheese and fruit. Sprinkle with nuts and mint and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnp.co.za\/recipes\/christmas-tree-cheeseboard\">Shop the ingredients at Pick n Pay<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impressive and cute, these puff pastry Christmas trees are sure to dazzle your guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3226,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions\/3226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}