This festive recipe features fluffy dough balls shaped like a Christmas tree, paired with vegan garlic butter for a delightful treat. It only requires five main ingredients and serves a crowd. Perfect for holiday gatherings.
1: Add flour, yeast and a pinch of salt to a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add 3 tbsp of olive oil and 300ml of tepid water, and mix with a wooden spoon.
2: Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, then place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp tea towel to prove for an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
3: Uncover dough and lightly punch it a few times to remove the air bubbles. Tear off a small piece of dough (roughly 35g in weight), roll it into a ball and place it on a large lined baking tray. Repeat to form a tree shape as you place the dough balls onto the tray.
4: Cover the tree with the damp tea towel and leave it to prove for a further 20 mins and preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F fan-assisted.
5: Brush the tree with olive oil, then bake in the oven for 15 mins or until golden brown.
6: Meanwhile melt the butter with 1 tbsp of olive oil in a small pan on a medium heat. Finely grate the garlic, then add it to the butter and simmer for 2 mins.
7: Remove the tree from the oven. Brush with the garlic butter, then top with a generous sprinkling of salt. Roughly chop the parsley and sprinkle it all over the tree.
