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Christmas ray bread trees with Grana Padano PDO cream spread with chives and marjoram, sun-dried tomatoes and lemon zest

Name: Christmas ray bread trees with Grana Padano PDO cream spread with chives and marjoram, sun-dried tomatoes and lemon zest
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 g ray bread; 20 g sun-dried tomatoes; 1 lemon; 30 g Grana Padano PDO, grated; 100 g Grana Padano PDO, grated; 100 ml fresh cream; 1 small bunch chives; 1 small bunch marjoram; Pepper

Easy

4 people

20 min

Ingredients

500 g ray bread

20 g sun-dried tomatoes

1 lemon

30 g Grana Padano PDO, grated

For the cream spread

100 g Grana Padano PDO, grated

100 ml fresh cream

1 small bunch chives

1 small bunch marjoram

Pepper

Preparation

STEP 1

In a small saucepan, heat the cream, then add the grated Grana Padano PDO. Mix well, add a pinch of pepper and the finely chopped chives and marjoram. Set aside and allow to cool off.

STEP 2

In the meantime, use star shaped pastry cutters to cut out different size stars from the slices of bread. For each tree you will need a large star at the base, a medium star in the middle, and two small stars on top.

STEP 3

Spread a layer of Grana Padano PDO cream on the large star at the base, put some sun-dried tomato on top and add a bit of lemon zest.

STEP 4

Proceed in the same way with the other stars, till you reach the top layer. Position the last small star vertically. As a finishing touch, dust with grated Grana Padano PDO.

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Christmas ray bread trees with Grana Padano PDO cream spread with chives and marjoram, sun-dried tomatoes and lemon zest

Ingredients

500 g ray bread 20 g sun-dried tomatoes 1 lemon 30 g Grana Padano PDO, grated

For the cream spread 100 g Grana Padano PDO, grated 100 ml fresh cream 1 small bunch chives 1 small bunch marjoram Pepper

Preparation

In a small saucepan, heat the cream, then add the grated Grana Padano PDO. Mix well, add a pinch of pepper and the finely chopped chives and marjoram. Set aside and allow to cool off.

In the meantime, use star shaped pastry cutters to cut out different size stars from the slices of bread. For each tree you will need a large star at the base, a medium star in the middle, and two small stars on top.

Spread a layer of Grana Padano PDO cream on the large star at the base, put some sun-dried tomato on top and add a bit of lemon zest.

Proceed in the same way with the other stars, till you reach the top layer. Position the last small star vertically. As a finishing touch, dust with grated Grana Padano PDO.

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500 g ray bread

20 g sun-dried tomatoes

1 lemon

30 g Grana Padano PDO, grated

For the cream spread

100 g Grana Padano PDO, grated

100 ml fresh cream

1 small bunch chives

1 small bunch marjoram

Pepper