Spinach & Feta Christmas Tree Bread

The easiest savoury Christmas bread you need to make this season!

Here’s another Festive food idea without the effort – My Spinach & Feta Christmas Tree Bread!

All you’re gonna need to do is make a simple bread dough (the recipe is below) and grab (in my opinion) the most delicious dip – Lisa’s Feta & Baby Spinach Dip. Roll out the dough into a large rectangle shape, cut a triangle and spread it with the Feta & Baby Spinach Dip, place another triangle piece of dough on top, cut slices in the side of the triangle to twist as the tree branches, brush with milk and bake.

To celebrate launching my blog: It’s a Dish!  I’m sharing 15 Christmas recipes starting December 1st 2023 for 15 days, follow along on Instagram so you don’t miss a recipe!  These Christmas recipes and ideas are perfect for the lead-up to Christmas and to create for your Christmas day celebration!  So if you are looking for something fun to create with the kids, take to a school Christmas celebration or Christmas party try out one of these Christmas recipes:

Day 1 – Mini North Pole Peppermint Cakes

Day 2 – Reindeer Jalapeno Cheese Ball

Day 3 – Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Powder

Day 4 – Christmas Simmer Pot

Day 5 – Gingerbread Star Puff Pastry Wreath

Day 6 – White Christmas Cookie Dough Dip

Day 7 – Spinach & Feta Christmas Tree Bread

Day 8 – Chocolate Christmas Tree Lollipops

Day 9 – Rosemary Wreath Focaccia Bread

Day 10 – Pretzel Chocolate Wreaths

Day 11 – North Pole Munch

Day 12 – Mediterranean Cream Cheese Baubles

Day 13 – Chocolate Christmas Bauble Cookies

Day 14 – Candy Cane Milkshake

Day 15 – Rosemary & Cranberry Ice Cubes

You can serve this Christmas Tree Bread warm or cold, it makes for the most fun pull-apart savoury bread at any Christmas Party! Serve with the remaining Feta & Baby Spinach Dip or my Christmas Cream Cheese Bauble recipe as a tasty spread.

Spinach & Feta Christmas Tree Bread

Jules Cavanagh

This bread is utterly delicious and perfect for taking to Christmas parties!

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Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 250 ml warm water
• 15 g instant yeast
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 400 g flour
• 20 g milk powder
• 8 g salt
• 25 ml olive oil
• 200 g Spinach and feta dip
• 50 ml Milk

Instructions

 

• Place the water, honey and yeast into a bowl and stir with a fork, leaving a few minutes to activate.
• In a cake mixer add the flour, milk powder and salt. Add in the activated liquid and olive oil into the centre of the bowl with a dough hook, and combine the dough on low speed.
• Once the dough is well combined, beat for about 5 minutes on medium to high speed until the dough is super stretchy.
• Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place the dough into the bowl, cover with a clean tea towel or plastic wrap.
• Pop it in a warm sunny spot or hot water cupboard for around an hour until the dough doubles in size.
• Dust the counter with flour and roll out the dough to a large rectangle about 50cm long that fits onto a baking paper-lined oven tray.
• In the centre of the rolled-out dough cut a triangle shape approximately 30 cm wide.
  
• Spread the spinach & feta dip over the triangle and gently place each side piece of the dough on top of the spinach & feta dip-covered triangle. Gently press the dough together to create a joined seam and cut off the off cuts to form the top of the triangle.
• Gently flip the triangle dough over so the seam is on the underside.
• With a sharp knife cut an even amount of lines (I cut seven lines on each side) across the left and right side of the triangle leaving space in the centre of the triangle for the trunk and space at the top to form a triangle.
• With each cut section on the sides twist the dough to form branches.
• Brush the dough with milk and bake in the oven until golden brown.
• Serve warm, pull apart the bread and enjoy.

Keyword Appertizer, Baking, Bread, Christmas, Snacks