Churro Christmas tree
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/churro-christmas-tree
Inspired by the fried Spanish doughnuts, this easy sweet treat can be prepped the night before to bake on Christmas morning
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Feeds
12
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Ready in
36 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 39g
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Ingredients
- 2 x 375g packs Co-op ready rolled puff pastry
- 100g chocolate spread
- 1 Co-op British free range egg, beaten
- 1 ½ tsp caster sugar
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- For the chocolate dipping sauce:
- 100g Co-op Fairtrade dark
- chocolate, broken into pieces
- 50ml Co-op double cream
- 10g Co-op unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp golden syrup or clear honey
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
- Unroll the pastry and put 1 sheet, still on its paper, on a baking tray. Take the paper off the second sheet (reserving the paper for later) and gently lay it on top
- Using a sharp knife, trim the sheets into the shape of a Christmas tree, with a trunk at the bottom — make a paper template to draw round if you like
- Remove the top tree and set aside on the reserved paper
- Spread the chocolate over the first tree, with a 1cm gap at the edges, then top with the other tree
- To make the branches, cut strips of about 2.5cm thick in the sides of the pastry, leaving a central core, then twist each one as shown (right)
- Top with a star cut out of the excess pastry
- Brush the tree with the egg. Combine the sugar and cinnamon, then sprinkle over it
- Bake for 25 mins, until the pastry is cooked through, puffed up and golden
- Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce: put all the ingredients in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until melted
- Serve the sauce warm alongside the Christmas tree
