Holiday Italian Herb Crescent Christmas Trees Recipes

HOLIDAY ITALIAN HERB CRESCENT CHRISTMAS TREES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll cans of dough and separate into 4 long rectangles; firmly press perforations together.
• Sprinkle each rectangle with 1 tablespoon cheese and 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning.
• Starting with one short side, roll up each rectangle, forming 4 rolls (like a jelly roll).
• With serrated knife, cut each roll into 8 slices (now they look like pinwheels).
• To form 1 tree, on cookie sheet, (I line mine with parchment paper it's easier to move trees to cool and to final decorating plate), Place 1 slice, cut side down, for top of tree.
• Arrange 2 slices below, sides touching.
• Continue arranging rows of 3, 4, and 5 slices.
• Use remaining slice for trunk.
• Bake first tree 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes on wire rack.
• Repeat for 2nd tree on another cool cookie sheet.
• Place trees on serving platter.
• If you do not have a decorators bag and tip, spoon the dip into a zip lock bag.
• Cut 1/4 inch hole in bottom corner of bag; and pipe over tree like garland, and a dollop of dip in on each pinwheel except trunk.
• Place tomato slice on each pinwheel except top and bottom ones.
• With 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch star shaped cutter, cut 2 stars from yellow bell pepper; place one on top of each tree.
• Chop remaining bell pepper; sprinkle over trees.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve immediately, or refrigerate until serving time.

CRESCENT HOLIDAY APPETIZER TREE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Remove dough from can in 1 long roll; do not unroll or separate. Cut roll into 16 slices.
• Place slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheet. To form tree, start by placing 1 slice for top; arrange 2 slices just below, with sides touching. Continue arranging a row of 3 slices, then a row of 4 slices, ending with a row of 5 slices. Use remaining slice for tree trunk.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; carefully loosen from cookie sheet with spatula and slide onto wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Place tree on serving platter or tray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese spread and milk until smooth. Spread mixture over baked tree.
• Cut strips from red bell pepper for garland; chop any remaining red pepper. With small star-shaped canapé cutter, cut star from yellow bell pepper; chop remaining yellow pepper. Decorate tree with bell peppers, broccoli, carrots and cucumber. Serve immediately, or cover loosely and refrigerate up to 24 hours before serving.

HOLIDAY HERB CRESCENT TREES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Unroll both cans of dough and separate into 4 long rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. Sprinkle each rectangle with 1 tablespoon cheese and 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Starting with 1 short side, roll up each rectangle, forming 4 rolls; press edges to seal. With serrated knife, cut each roll into 8 slices.
• To form 1 tree, on ungreased cookie sheet, place 1 slice, cut side down, for top of tree. Arrange 2 slices just below, sides touching. Continue arranging rows of 3, 4 and 5 slices. Use remaining slice for tree trunk.
• Bake first tree 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; cool on wire rack. Repeat for second tree on another cookie sheet.
• Place trees on serving platters. Spoon potato topper into resealable plastic food-storage bag. Cut 1/4-inch hole in bottom corner of bag; pipe over trees.
• Place tomato slice on each pinwheel except top and bottom ones. With 1 1/4 to 1 1/2-inch star-shaped cutter, cut 2 stars from yellow bell pepper; place 1 on top of each tree. Chop remaining bell pepper; sprinkle over trees. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until serving time.

HOLIDAY HERB CRESCENT TREES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll cans of the dough and separate into 4 long rectangles; firmly press perforations. Sprinkle each rectangle with 1 tablespoons cheese aned 1/4 teaspoons Italian seasoning.
• Starting with one short side, roll up each rectangle, forming 4 rolls. With serrated knife, cut each roll into 8 slices.
• To form a tree, on ungreased cookie sheet, place 1 slice, cut side down, for top of tree. Arrange 2 slices just below, sides touching. Continue arranging rows of 3, 4 and 5 slices. Use remaining slice for trunk.
• Bake first tree 12-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; cool on wire rack. Repeat for second tree on another cookie sheet.
• Place trees on serving platters. Spoon potato topper in to resealable bag. Cut 1/4-inch hole in bottom corner of bag. Pipe over trees.
• Place tomato slice on each pinwheel except top and bottom ones. With 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch star-shaped cutter, cut 2 stars from yellow bell pepper,; place 1 on top of each tree. Chop remaining bell pepper; sprinkle over trees. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until serving time.
• Makes 2 trees (16 servings each).

VEGGIE CRESCENT TREE

Steps:

• You will need 2 ungreased cookie sheets for this.
• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Remove dough from cans, do not unroll, will have 2 sections per can.
• Cut each section (four total) into 8 slices-16 slices per can; will have 32 total.
• Place slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheets to form trees.
• To form each tree, start by plaing 1 slice for top, arrange two slices just below that, with sides touching.
• Continue arranging a row of 3 slices, then a new row of 4 slices, ending with a row of 5 slices.
• Use one last remaining one for the trunk.
• Bake one tree at 375* for 11-13 minutes, until golden brown.
• Cool one minute,then carefully loosen with spatula and slide onto wire rack to cool.
• Bake next tree and cool in the same manner.
• Place each tree on a large serving platter.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, marjoram and garlic and blend until smooth.
• Spread the mixture over both trees.
• Decorate the trees with the chopped vegetable mixture, reserving pepper slices.
• Use the thin red or green bell pepper strips as a garland, starting with the upper left hand corner and zig zagging to the bottom row.