Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree
Piled high with cinnamon pastries, pistachios and figs, impress your guests with this buffet extravaganza!
Serves: 39 | Prep time: 30 | Cooking time: 15 mins
British | Vegetarian | Dessert
Ingredients
- 960g / 3x Packs of ready rolled puff pastry
- 40g Salted butter -melted
- 2tsp Cinnamon
- 60g Dark soft brown sugar
- 1 Large egg
- 2tbsp Milk
For the glaze:
- 100g Icing sugar
- 100g Cream cheese
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/Gas Mark 7.
- Allow the pastry to come to room temperature (10 minutes).
- Unroll the pastry on the paper provided and spread with butter, sprinkle on the sugar and the Cinnamon. Roll the pastry back up lengthwise and wrap it in the paper. Place it in the fridge to firm up for 30 minutes.
- Whilst the pastry firms up make the icing by beating the icing sugar and cream cheese together in a bowl. Cling film this until you're ready to decorate.
- Crack the egg into a jug and whisk with the milk.
- Once the pastry is firm get it out of the fridge and cut each roll into 9 making 18 rolls in total. Place the rolls onto a baking tray stacking them to form a Christmas tree shape.
- Brush each roll with egg wash. Cook on the middle shelf for 12- 18 minutes.
- Once the rolls have cooled drizzle all with icing.