Pesto Christmas Stars
Impress your guests by preparing these Pesto Christmas Stars for the Christmas snack board. By making the pesto yourself, the powerful flavor of basil comes through beautifully. Enjoy a delightful Christmas!
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Ingredients for Pesto:
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25 grams fresh basil
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10 grams pine nuts
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50 grams Parmesan cheese
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60 ml olive oil
Ingredients for Christmas Stars:
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Puff pastry
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A little flour
Preheat the oven as indicated on the puff pastry packaging. Blend all the ingredients for the pesto in a food processor or with an immersion blender. Then, start folding the puff pastry sheets. Make sure both sides of the puff pastry are dusted with flour to prevent sticking. Begin folding as shown in the steps below:
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Fold the points toward the center and twist
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Spread a teaspoon of pesto in the center
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Fold the points toward the center and twist
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Fold the corners outward and twist
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Gently press the corners together
Brush the stars with egg and bake them for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
