Sunday 10 January 2016

Pesto and cheese christmas tree

Servings: 8-10

Ingredients
- 2 rolls puff pastry
- 3-4 tbsp pesto
- 100g your choice of cheese
- 1 egg

Directions


Unroll one roll of pastry and spread the pesto and grated cheese over it, then cover with the second roll of pastry. Cut a triangular shape with a 'tree trunk' bit at the bottom. Cut horizontal lines across the tree leaving the middle intact for the trunk. Twist each row of pastry on itself to make branches. Brush the tree with an egg yolk and place it in the oven at 180C for about 30 minutes.

Gluten free almond and pear muffins

Makes 5 small muffins

Ingredients
- ¾ cup almond flour
- 1 pear
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions
Cut, peel and chop the pear into pieces, and cook it with a bit of water for 10-15 minutes. Pour all the ingredients in a bow and mix with a food processor leaving some small chunks of pear. Pour into a muffin tin and cook at 180C for abour 40 minutes.

Brownies

Serves 6

Ingredients
- 100g brown sugar
- 50g butter
- 20g cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 60g flour
- ½ tbsp baking powder
- pinch of salt

Directions
Melt the butter and mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Pour into a greased tin and bake at 180C for 20 minutes until still goey in the middle. Let cool for 15 minutes then cut and serve.