It’s 1st December so I think I’m officially allowed to say – It’s Christmas!!
We’ll be opening the advent calendars today, putting up the tree at the weekend and it’s time to seriously start thinking about all the festive food.
This year I have teamed up with some wonderful ‘free from’ bloggers to bring you a brilliant buffet, free from the top 14 allergens. We hope it gives you, and your friends and family, lots of ideas for how to cater safely and deliciously for everyone with allergies this Christmas.
Today, it’s my turn and I have brought you this festive tear ‘n’ share Christmas tree. It is so simple but effective and and such a great dish to liven up any Chistmas buffet table.
I have just used a cinnamon and sugar filling which would be great drizzled with icing or served with an apple sauce dip.
But it is so easy to add your own favourite sweet or savoury filling such as:
- Dairy free chocolate spread
- Freefrom pesto
- Marmite
- Mincemeat
- Jam
- 2 sheets (gluten free) puff pastry
- Cinnamon
- Icing sugar
- Vegetable oil
- On one sheet, sprinkle cinnamon and icing sugar liberally (or filling of your choice)
- Place the other sheet back on top.
- Cut the shape of a Christmas tree, leaving a thick central trunk.
- Cut horizontal branches (about 2cm thick), stopping at the central trunk.
- Twist each branch.
- Brush the whole tree with oil.
- Bake in the over at 180c for 10 mins.
A Free From Christmas
What’s your top ‘freefrom’ dish? I’d love to add it to our list.
Ah I love this!! What a fab idea, and great to do with kids too! I love the versatility of it, and that you could fill plot with pretty much anything! 🙂 x #freefromchristmas
What a gorgeous idea, such a lovely activity to do with the children x
I love this! What a brilliant and simple idea. What pastry did you use? It looks fabulous.
I didn’t know you could get gluten free pastry – i need to buy (or make I suppose) some of that. this is a yummy ides and looks fab x
Oh my gosh, this looks so yummy and perfect for family gatherings over the festive season! xx
I love this, what a brilliant idea, Chloe https://pinkiebag.com/
Oh yum, that looks amazing. What a clever idea. I might have to make that for one of our advent afternoons x
I love it Emma, it looks so good! We made something similar last year, in the shape of the sun. My mum was so proud for thinking of making something like that, and I have to say the tree idea is brilliant! Ideal for our #FreeFromChristmas
Oooooh Yum! This looks fab! The Peachicks would love to have a go at this!
Oh wow! This is such a good idea, definitely one to add to the Christmas recipe list
Love this idea, definitely something I can get on board with and the kids will love it too!
This looks amazing! So festive and perfect for a Christmas buffet! x
Oh that’s so pretty and insanely easy!! My kind of recipe 🙂 Eb x
Exactly!
Oh this looks just amazing! Si simple too. Mine would love chocolate spread on it! Kaz x
Always a winner!
So simple and so delicious. Looks beautiful Emma. Is that pastry really gluten free? It looks so puffy!
Yeah I was impressed too.
Which one was it? I would love to try it!
This is such a cute clever idea!!
Thanks
This looks amazing. I have a chocolate spread one in my drafts, might leave it for next year!
This looks amazing. I have a chocolate spread one in my drafts, might leave it for next year!
The more the merrier! It would be fab with chocolate spread.
This is brilliant! So pretty, my kids would go crazy for this!
Ah, glad to hear it.
What a great idea, it looks so tasty and fab that it is freefrom too.
It’s so adaptable for whatever your favourite filling are.
What a great idea, love it! Going to attempt this next week…thanks for sharing the the recipe…going to try and impress the family with this 🙂
Ooh do, and let me know how it goes.
Oh yum! This looks wonderful, such a pretty centrepiece for the Christmas table! #CookBlogShare
It definitely makes me feel festive.
Tug of war tree! I love it, great idea jo X
Yeah it could get dangerous, ha ha!