Yule Log Pastries

Some classic ethnic holiday specialties are almost never made except at Christmas — springerle, lebkuchen, fruitcake, gingerbread figures, and dozens of others. Conversely, many year-round pastries can be modified slightly to sport a seasonal facade. Three of the individual pastries from the companion volume to this book, The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, are turned into Christmas pastries in this chapter. Angelica Points become Christmas Tree Pastries,