The stuffed brioche tree is a soft, delicious, and scenic Christmas dessert, perfect to prepare during the holiday season.
Thanks to its Christmas tree shape, this brioche immediately wins everyone over and is perfect to serve as a homemade Christmas dessert, for holiday breakfast, snack, or as a dessert to share with the entire family.
I’ve prepared the stuffed brioche tree many times, especially at the request of my children, who love it!
The beauty of this recipe is that despite the final decorative effect, it is an easy-to-make leavened dessert, accessible to everyone.
It just takes a bit of patience for the rising times, just like all homemade brioche recipes.
The dough is soft and fragrant and can be filled according to personal taste, with spreadable cream, jam, custard, or other sweet fillings.
Before baking, I brushed the brioche tree with egg yolk to achieve a more intense and shiny green color after baking.
This step is optional and can be omitted if you prefer a more natural result.
The sweet brioche tree is a versatile recipe, perfect also as an original idea for the Christmas menu or as a dessert to prepare in advance.
Besides being delicious, it is also very scenic and fits perfectly to decorate the holiday table.
I therefore recommend trying this soft and delicious stuffed brioche tree, following the step-by-step photos for the preparation.
This way, it will be easy to achieve a perfect Christmas dessert, beautiful to look at and irresistible to taste.
I’m sure it will become a holiday recipe for you to repeat every year 🎄
To make the photo even cuter and remove some annoying defects, I got help from my friend chat gpt, but the photo and the recipe remain mine!
Approx. 226 Kcal per roll
- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 22 rolls
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas, New Year
Ingredients to make the Stuffed Brioche Tree
- 1 1/4 cups Whole milk
- 1/2 packet Dry yeast
- 1 egg (medium)
- 6 tbsp Butter
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1 packet Vanillin
- 1 tsp Rum
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 Orange zest (grated)
- 1 1/3 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 2/3 cups Bread flour
- 3/4 cup Nutella
- 1 egg yolk (optional)
- green food coloring
- Lemon juice
- Powdered sugar (about 1/2 cup)
Tools
- 1 Baking pan Rectangular baking pan
Preparation of the Stuffed Brioche Tree
Dissolve the yeast in warm milk, then add the sugar and mix well, then add the softened butter and mix well with the mixture.
Add the flours a little at a time, mixing, and add the rum, vanilla, and grated orange peel, mixing well until all the necessary flour is absorbed.
Obtain a soft non-sticky dough, let it rise in a warm environment for two hours or until it doubles.
After it has risen, take the dough and work it on a lightly floured surface, divide it into 22 rolls weighing about 1.75 oz each
flatten each roll and fill it with a teaspoon of Nutella, then close it and reform the roll.
Fill all the rolls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, forming a tree with a base of 6 rolls, then 5, 4, 3, 2, ending with one roll and placing another (slightly oval) under the base to form the trunk.
Let rise for about 30-40 minutes, then brush it with beaten egg yolk (optional) and bake in a preheated oven at 356°F.
bake for about 50 minutes, checking the cooking.
Once baked, let it cool, then prepare the green coloring with half a squeezed lemon and powdered sugar in a glass until a not too liquid glaze is obtained.
Brush the entire tree except for the trunk and let it dry for at least an hour before consuming.
