Pesto Tear and Share Christmas Tree Bread

Dough

• 250 g milk
• 60 g unsalted butter, diced, plus extra for greasing
• 500 g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
• 3 tsp dried instant yeast (12 g)
  of 30 g fresh yeast, crumbled
• 1 medium egg
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 1 tsp salt

Spinach Pesto

• 40 g Parmesan cheese, diced (2 cm)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 40 g fresh baby spinach
• 20 g fresh basil leaves
• 20 g walnuts
• 70 g extra virgin olive oil
• ½ tsp salt (optioneel)

Assembly

• 1 medium egg, beaten