A fun savoury snack to serve up this Christmas. Star shaped puff pastry with red and green pesto
If you have guests arriving this Christmas and want to make something simple but also really impressive then this Pesto Puff Pastry Star Wreath is the one!
It’s just two sheets of pastry with red and green pesto spread in the middle and topped with parmesan cheese.
The first step is to roll out one sheet of puff pastry and cut it across the middle.
Spread green pesto on the top half and red pesto on the bottom half.
Add the second sheet of pastry on top and cut again along the middle, following the line you already made when you cut the first sheet.
Push down on the top layer so that it all sticks together.
Use a star cutter to cut out shapes from the pastry.
The star cutter I used was 6cm in size but you can use a slightly larger or small one too.
Use a large dinner plate to draw a circle shape onto some parchment paper.
Add the cut out stars all around the circle, overlapping them slightly.
Add some egg wash to the top.
Then finally top with grated parmesan.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until golden brown.
Recipe FAQ’s
Egg Alternative – Instead of egg you can use some milk brushed on to the top of the pastry.
Offcuts – There will be lots of offcuts from the pastry. Don’t throw them away! Bake them up on another baking tray and they’re just as delicious!
Serving – You can serve this wreath up directly on the parchment paper that you cooked it on. You can also transfer it to a board or large plate. When you transfer it, some of the stars will break away. But it’s easy to arrange them back into the circle shape.
If you liked this recipe you may also enjoy my Nutella Puff Pastry Star Wreath
Pesto Puff Pastry Star Wreath
Prep Time: 15 mins- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Category: Christmas
Cuisine: Pastry
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A fun savoury snack to serve up this Christmas. Star shaped puff pastry with red and green pesto
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 50g green pesto
- 50g red pesto
- 1 egg
- 20g grated parmesan
Instructions
- Unroll one sheet of puff pastry and cut it in half across the middle.
- Spread the green pesto on the top half and the red pesto on the bottom half.
- Unroll the second sheet of pastry and place it on top, pressing everything down together.
- Use a medium sized star cutter to cut out star shapes from the pastry.
- Take a piece of parchment paper and a large dinner plate.
- Draw around the edge of the plate so that you have a perfect circle marked out on the paper.
- Arrange the stars on the paper, following the circle shape round and overlapping the stars slightly.
- Whisk the egg in a small bowl with a fork and brush onto the top of the pastry stars.
- Sprinkle the grated parmesan on top.
- Bake in the oven at 200c fan for 15 minutes.
- When cooked, remove from the oven. You can serve the pastry wreath on the paper you cooked it on or you can transfer it to a board or plate.
Sophie says
Made this yesterday for a family party. Much easier than I expected and everyone loved it thank you!
★★★★★
Ciara Attwell says
So glad you liked it Sophie. It’s definitely a christmas winner!
Beth TT says
Very quick,easy and tasty recipe. Always a crowd pleaser even if its not Christmas.
★★★★★