Cream Cheese Christmas Tree Bread Sticks

Name: Cream Cheese Christmas Tree Bread Sticks
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup flour (maida); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoons olive oil or any oil; 1/4 cup water add as required; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice; For the filling; 1 cup chopped kale; 1 cup cream cheese or thick hung curd, softened; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup cheddar or mozzarella cheese; 1 tablespoons butter

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

#2019
I love to make festive food as long as they are an easy holiday snack that is devoured in minutes. I made my version of a Christmas tree breadsticks with Kale and cream cheese stuffing. Sometimes experiments do go wrong like mine did. It wasn’t too good to look at but the taste was divine.
I am a very impulsive and jugaadu cook. I search for substitutes for everything. Usually it works out but for this recipe I made a couple of gaffes. The original recipe was with spinach and I didn’t have any at home. I have wonderful Kale growing in my garden and I plucked a few leaves and used them. We don’t get cheddar or parmesan cheese here easily and I thought I could make do with the Mozzarella I had at home. This was my biggest mistake so don’t repeat it please.
Let me take you Step by step through this interesting Christmas Tree Stuffed with Kale and Cream Cheese recipe.

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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Ingredients

1 cupflour (maida)
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonsugar
1 tablespoonsolive oil or any oil
1/4 cupwater add as required
1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
1/2 tablespoonlemon juice
For the filling
1 cupchopped kale
1 cupcream cheese or thick hung curd, softened
2garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoononion powder
1/4 teaspoonpepper
1/4 teaspoonchilli powder
1 teaspoonItalian seasoning
1/2 cupgrated parmesan cheese
1/2 cupcheddar or mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoonsbutter

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Steps

1

In a mixing bowl take 1 cups of flour or Maida, salt, sugar, baking soda and baking powder.
Mix very well.
Add 1 tablespoons olive oil and ½ tablespoon lemon juice.
Mix and crumble the flour.
Add water slowly and knead the dough.
Keep on kneading till you get a soft and smooth dough.
2

As there is no yeast you have to really knead very well. Knead at least for 10 to 12 minutes.
The dough should become elastic and stretchable
It should not be sticky but tacky. Rub some oil on your hands while kneading
Rub a little olive oil all over the dough and keep aside covered in a bowl.
Allow the dough to leaven for 2 to 2:30 hours.
3

Check the dough by punching one of your fingers in the dough and the depression should give away.
Once again knead the dough lightly before using it. If not using immediately, cover the dough in aluminium foil or a keep it covered in a closed container in the fridge.
You can also freeze the dough and it will stay good for a month
4

Make a large ball of the dough and roll it into a rectangle.
Spread butter paper and roll on top of it as it would stick after the filling is put on it.
With the help of a pizza cutter cut a triangle from two ends taking it to the centre.
With both the edges combine to make another triangle.
5

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a bowl, beat together the kale and cream cheese. Add the garlic, salt, onion powder, pepper, chilli powder, Italian seasoning and beat to combine.
Add parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese and beat to combine.
Don’t forget to use a parchment paper or foil under the rolled out dough.
Spread the cream cheese evenly over one triangle. Sprinkle some parmesan all over it.
Now take the other triangle and place it over the stuffing gently sealing the edges.
6

Now with the pizza cutter, make gashes from the top end. Start from the centre to the edge make a clean cut till the bottom.
Repeat the same on the other side.
Now take each block and gently twist it once at the top and as you go down where it’s broader, twist two to three times.
Bake the tree for about 20 to 25 minutes until quite golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom.
Melt butter and stir in garlic salt and seasoning, brush over breadsticks.
7

The bread sticks are pull-apart and mine were really very tasty although the tree didn’t turn out very meat.
Serve the Cream Cheese Christmas Tree Breadsticks Stuffed with Kale and Cream Cheese, warm.