Puff Pastry Sticks, the perfect finger food for the holiday table. They are also ideal to include in the Christmas lunch menu, these tasty sticks resemble puff pastry twists with Philadelphia and bacon, but in this case, they have the shape of the classic Christmas stick. I propose two versions, one with tomato and mozzarella and one with pesto.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven, Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
- Energy 429.55 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 28.57 (g) of which sugars 0.71 (g)
- Proteins 10.07 (g)
- Fat 30.62 (g) of which saturated 6.42 (g)of which unsaturated 21.53 (g)
- Fibers 1.13 (g)
- Sodium 301.04 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 65 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
- 2 rolls puff pastry (rectangular)
- 1 oz to taste tomato paste
- 7 oz g mozzarella (shredded)
- to taste dried oregano
- 1.76 oz g pesto
- 1.76 oz g stracchino
Steps
First, unroll the first puff pastry roll, then spread the tomato paste over it.
Season with oregano and shredded mozzarella.
Then fold the pastry in half over itself, then cut into strips about 1.5 inches wide.
Twist all the pastry strips into a spiral and finally give them the typical shape of a Christmas stick.
Take the second roll of puff pastry and fill it with stracchino mixed with two tablespoons of pesto.
Fold and shape as the previous ones.
Brush the surface with milk and bake in a ventilated oven at 375°F for about 12 minutes.
Remove from oven and let them cool slightly before serving.
Storing Puff Pastry Sticks
You can store the sticks at room temperature covered with plastic wrap until the next day. Naturally, the puff pastry can be filled in the morning and kept in the refrigerator until cooking time.
