Christmas Tree Cheesy Bread

Gooood morning loves and merry (almost) Christmas!! Today I have a super fun (and easy!!) recipe for you that’s PERFECT for an appetizer tonight or before your Christmas dinner tomorrow … it’s Christmas Tree Bread!! And how freakin CUTE is it?! It’s funny, a few days ago I actually had this recipe on my mind and then all of a sudden while scrolling through Instagram it popped up on Erin Ireland’s page, it was meant to be!! LOL!! So, I decided to whip it up while the girls were here for a photoshoot and share the recipe with you!! My version of this Christmas Tree bread involves lots of garlic and vegan margarine … I mean … it’s Christmas after all, right?!

Christmas Tree Bread

Ingredients

• 3 rolls of Pillsbury Pizza Dough (or your favourite dough!)
• 4 cloves of garlic
• Becel Vegan Margarine
• Violife Mozzarella Vegan Cheese (Or, you can use Miyokos VeganMozz or go to a Farmer’s Market and find an Artisan Vegan Cheese Maker and get the closest thing to mozzarella!)
• Basil
• Sea Salt
• Olive Oil
• Pizza Sauce (Any brand you like!)
• Marinara Sauce (Any brand you like as well!)

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Crush 4 cloves of garlic in a small bowl, add 4 tablespoons of vegan Becel to the bowl and heat in microwave until margarine melts in the bowl
3. Cut your vegan cheese into 23 cubes
4. Roll out your dough and cut into 23 pieces
5. Place one cheese cube in the middle of one piece of dough and fold dough over the cube of cheese
6. Brush with vegan garlic butter, place on sheet forming a Christmas tree, repeat for all pieces of dough
7. Once you have formed your tree brush it again with vegan garlic butter and place in oven to bake for approximately 20 minutes
8. Combine your pizza sauce and marinara sauce together to make a dipping sauce
9. Sprinkle your Christmas tree with finely chopped basil and a sprinkle of sea salt and enjoy!

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Let me know if you make it and if you made any tweaks of your own!!

xo

Jilly