Christmas Tree Bread

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The holiday season is all about good time with family and happy food. Internet is flooded with creative food ideas so I hooked on one and tried to create a pesto-cheese filled pull-apart Christmas tree bread from pizza dough. I used pesto and cream cheese medley to create some green magic. 
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Nutritional Value

 This pull-apart bread is minimum in nutrition and maximum in fun, so have to control portion as we eat. My Parsley and cream cheese filling are rich in many kinds of Vitamins K, C, A. With the use of pizza dough and cheese the calories definitely shoots up. Hey! holiday season, don't mind.

 Calories*- 2000 (whole bread)

 Pizza dough- 215 kcal
Pesto- 800 kcal ( 1/2 Cup)
Cream Cheese - 100 kcal
Mix shredded cheese-  180 kcal

 Protein- 30gm

 *calories are an estimation of my cooking.

 Servings- 4

 Ingredients

 Pizza Dough - 1 (for base)

 The filling
Pesto- 1/2 cup
Cream Cheese- 2 tablespoon
Mix shredded cheese- 1/2 cup

 Method

 Cut the pizza dough in half and try to roll it in a triangle form it doesn't need to be perfect as we have to layer it.

 Spread the filling over top, cheese has no limit try whatever flavors you love. Now, place the other half over the spread mixture and seal the ends while shaping it as a tree.

 Give deep cuts on both sides making a trunk shape in between, now twist the edges twice and keep doing it until the end. 

 Into the oven at 375 F (185 C) for about 25 minutes. Once done brush some butter over the hot bread tree and grate some parmesan, serve it with any dip you love. Enjoy!

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