The Christmas tree with chocolate chips is a leavened cake suitable for preparing for the upcoming Christmas holidays 😉

Today it’s a boring rainy day, and I don’t feel like going out.

However, this morning I had to go out anyway for some errands, and now that I’m home, I’m happy to stay warm because the temperature has changed and dropped a bit. Snow is coming to the nearby mountains.

With this gloomy weather, I decided to start preparing the panettone with my indispensable sourdough starter.

Since I also had to refresh the sourdough starter, with the discarded part I wanted to prepare a new Christmas recipe 😉

It’s a Christmas tree filled with chocolate chips 😀

For the flour, I used Manitoba flour, blended almonds and walnuts, and garnished with silver pearls.

Those who prefer can use ready-made flours instead of walnuts and almonds.

If desired, you can use the stand mixer.

It’s a cute idea to serve it at the end of the meal on Christmas.

So what are you waiting for? Here is my recipe 😛

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Difficulty: Medium
Cost: Cheap
Rest time: 15 Hours
Preparation time: 30 Minutes
Portions: 900 g mold
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: New Year, Christmas

416.14 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 416.14 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 56.46 (g) of which sugars 16.09 (g)
Proteins 10.59 (g)
Fat 16.50 (g) of which saturated 1.34 (g)of which unsaturated 3.30 (g)
Fibers 2.11 (g)
Sodium 60.67 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients for the Christmas Tree with Chocolate Chips

4 3/4 cups Manitoba flour
1 cup walnuts (shelled)
1 cup blanched almonds
2 tbsps potato starch
1/2 cup sugar
5.3 oz sourdough starter (or 0.44 oz fresh yeast)
1 1/2 cups water
5 tbsps vegetable oil
5 oz dark chocolate chips
3 tbsps silver sugar pearls

Tools

2 Bowls
1 Food processor
1 Spatula
1 Saucepan
1 Mold Christmas Tree

Steps for the Christmas Tree with Chocolate Chips

Chop the walnuts and almonds.
In a bowl, pour the Manitoba flour, the chopped walnuts and almonds with the potato starch, the sugar. Stir with a spatula.
Heat the water in a saucepan with the vegetable oil.
Pour the liquid mixture over the flours and start kneading with your hands, moving to the table.
If the dough seems sticky to you, add a little flour.
Finally, add the chocolate chips.
Form a ball and place it in a covered bowl in a warm place overnight
to rise.
In the morning, take the risen dough
and place it in the Christmas tree mold. Add the silver sugar pearls on top.
Let it rise again in a warm place for about three more hours.
Preheat the oven to 392°F in static mode and bake the Christmas tree with chocolate chips for about 30-40 minutes.
Let it cool and store it in a plastic food bag.