Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas Tree Pull-Apart

We had this every Christmas Morning. You don't need to do it in a Christmas Tree pan, but it add's to the Christmas Morning Festivities!

1 bag of Frozen bread rolls (or 1 recipe of bread dough) You need at least 30 rolls.
maraschino cherries
cinnamon/sugar mixture
oil

1- Spray your pan liberally.

2- Place 10-15 cherries around the bottom of the pan.

3-Put oil in one bowl and cinnamon/sugar in second bowl

4-Take your frozen bread dough and roll it in the oil and then roll it around in the cinnamon/sugar mixture.

5- Place the dough balls in the pan close together. (see picture)

6- Let dough double in size. You can put this in the fridge for overnight to thaw. Pull it out the next morning and continue with next step.

7- Bake at 350 for 45 - 55 minutes. Check the middle dough balls for doneness. Rolls should look like bread, not dough when you try to pull it and look inbetween.

8- Let cool 5 minutes before taking out. Flip onto a board that has been covered in foil or wrapping paper.

9- This needs to cool before you put frosting on top!



Frosting Recipe:

Easy Way- get a can of white frosting, put in a ziploc bag, snip the end and drizzle over the top.

Harder Way-

2 cups powdered sugar
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk



Mix until frosting consistency, put in a ziploc bag, snip the end and drizzle over the top.

Cinnamon/Sugar Mixture

See the cherries under there?


How close you should place the rolls.