Recipe of the big fir tree of Strasbourg

The large fir tree of Strasbourg is an Alsatian speciality made from puff pastry to be served during your aperitifs with family or friends.

Ingredients for 6 people:

• 2 rolls of puff pastry
• 20 pitted green olives
• 1 clove of garlic
• 70 g of pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons of parsley
• juice of 1⁄2 lemon
• 8 cl of olive oil
• 70 g grated cheese
• 100 g cheese (Emmental)
• 2 teaspoons of mustard
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons of milk
• salt and pepper

Preparation time:

Preheat the oven to 180°C (th. 6). Prepare a green olive pesto: rinse the olives and mix them with the garlic, parsley, lemon juice, pine nuts and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Unroll a pie crust on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Cut it into the shape of a fir tree. Spread the pesto sprinkled with grated cheese on the left half of the pastry. On the right half, place the cheese (Emmental) cut into thin strips. Spread the mustard on top and season with salt and pepper.

Cover with the second roll of puff pastry. Cut out the pastry in the shape of the Fir Tree.

On each side of the fir tree, cut horizontal strips 1 cm wide, leaving a vertical strip in the centre of the preparation intact, then twist each branch.

Brush the mixture of egg yolk and beaten milk over the fir tree. Bake for about 20 minutes at 180°.

It's ready ! Bon Appétit !