Christmas Tree Sausage Rolls
Easy Christmas tree appetizer made with storebought pizza dough, sausages, yellow pepper stars, and fresh basil.
Servings: 16 rolls
Equipment
- parchment paper
- mini star cookie cutter
- medium star cookie cutter
- toothpick
Ingredients
- 280 grams pizza dough 1 roll
- 4 sausages
- 1 egg
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- 1 yellow pepper
- 10 rosemary sprigs (to garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C / 392°F.
- Spread out the rectangular pizza dough.
- Halve the dough lengthwise, and then cut it into 16 symmetrical rectangles.
- Slice the sausages into pieces that are as wide as the rectangles.
- Roll the sausage pieces into the strips of pizza dough.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Arrange the snowmen standing up on the tray in a Christmas tree shape.
- Brush with a beaten egg.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.
- Allow to cool.
- Scatter basil leaves onto the tree.
- Cut out the top yellow pepper star with a medium star cookie cutter.
- Insert a toothpick into the star and stick it into the top of the tree.
- Cut out small stars with the mini cutter and top these onto the basil leaves.
- Garnish the tree with rosemary sprigs.
- Serve with mustard or ketchup.
Nutrition
Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 56IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg