This Christmas Tree Dinner Rolls recipe is the perfect bread rolls recipe for your holiday table. It has be best Christmas tree shape and is made with delicious cheesy goodness with mozzarella cheese and seasonings.
Not only is this Christmas tree recipe made with simple ingredients, but it is versatile too as the Christmas tree pull-apart bread recipe can be served with melted butter, marinara sauce, a garlic butter sauce, olive oil and balsamic blend, or is tasty all by itself.
You can garnish this cheesy bread with anything from red pepper flakes, to fresh rosemary (or any other fresh herbs), but we love pomegranate seeds as the perfect addition for this Christmas dinner recipe.
More easy bread recipes to try for the best rolls:
- Easy Homemade Rolls Recipe
- No Knead Honey Wheat Dinner Rolls Recipe
- Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Pork Recipe
Ingredients used to make Christmas Tree Dinner Rolls:
- Warm milk, heated to just below a simmer (we like to use whole milk)
- Instant dry yeast
- Sugar
- Butter, softened at room temperature
- Eggs
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Mozzarella balls
- Milk
- Dried oregano
- Pomegranate seeds
How to make Christmas Tree Dinner Rolls:
- Activate the yeast. In the bowl of a stand-up mixer, mix together the milk, yeast, and sugar. Allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes or until nice and frothy.
- Add the remaining wet ingredients. Using the dough hook attachment on low speed, mix in the butter, followed by the egg.
- Add the dry ingredients. Mix in the flour and salt.
- Knead. Continue mixing the dough on low speed for 2-4 minutes or until nice and elastic.
- Rise. Lightly grease a large bowl and place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm, dry place for 1-2 hour or until doubled in size.
- Prep. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shape and assemble. Cut the dough into 12 even portions and gently fold each around a mozzarella ball, pinching it closed to form a ball. Arrange the balls in the shape of a Christmas tree on the prepared baking sheets. They should be touching, tightly hugging each other.
- Rise. Cover the sheet with plastic wrap and let the rolls rise in a warm, dry place for 45 minutes or until nice and puffy.
- Preheat. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Make the egg wash. Whisk together the egg and the milk.
- Bake. Remove the plastic wrap, brush the rolls with the egg wash, and sprinkle with oregano. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until beautifully golden brown.
- Finish. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.
How to store Christmas tree individual rolls:
If you are able to keep them on the large baking sheet they were cooked on then wrap it in foil and store it in the fridge. If not, then place these rolls in an airtight container after they have cooled down to room temperature. Enjoy them the next day or up to 3 days later.
Create different shapes:
One of the super fun things about this easy recipe is that you can make this Christmas tree bread recipe into many festive ways to fit the occasion you are needing. Not to mention they are super fun to post on your social media to show off your creative side.
More great side dish recipes for the holidays:
- Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe
- Mom’s Cheese Potatoes Recipe
- Garlic Roasted Potatoes Recipe
- Honey Roasted Carrots Recipe
- 30 Minute Homemade Rolls Recipe
Easy dinner recipes to make in the Instant Pot:
- Instant Pot Perfect Beef Pot Roast Recipe
- Instant Pot Korean Beef and Rice Recipe
- Instant Pot Mama’s Pot Roast Recipe
- Instant Pot Creamy Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
- Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe
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Christmas Tree Dinner Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole milk heated to just below a simmer
- 1¼ teaspoons instant dry yeast
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- ¼ cup butter softened at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 12 mozzarella balls
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 Tablespoons Pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- Activate the yeast. In the bowl of a stand-up mixer, mix together the milk, yeast, and sugar. Allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes or until nice and frothy.
- Add the remaining wet ingredients. Using the dough hook attachment on low speed, mix in the butter, followed by the egg.
- Add the dry ingredients. Mix in the flour and salt.
- Knead. Continue mixing the dough on low speed for 2-4 minutes or until nice and elastic.
- Rise. Lightly grease a large bowl and place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm, dry place for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
- Prep. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shape and assemble. Cut the dough into 12 even portions and gently fold each around a mozzarella ball, pinching it closed to form a ball. Arrange the balls in the shape of a Christmas tree on the prepared baking sheets. They should be touching, tightly hugging each other.
- Rise. Cover the sheet with plastic wrap and let the rolls rise in a warm, dry place for 45 minutes or until nice and puffy.
- Preheat. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Make the egg wash. Whisk together the egg and the milk.
- Bake. Remove the plastic wrap, brush the rolls with the egg wash, and sprinkle with oregano. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until beautifully golden brown.
- Finish. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.
Notes
- If you are able to keep them on the large baking sheet they were cooked on then wrap it in foil and store it in the fridge. If not, then place these rolls in an airtight container after they have cooled down to room temperature. Enjoy them the next day or up to 3 days later.
Nutrition
Equipment
- Large Bowl
Recipe Details
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