I always makeChristmas Croissanton Christmas day or Boxing day for breakfast. It’s super easy to do – you only need ready-rolled pastry and mincemeat. Do make sure you use good quality mincemeat – for a vegan version make sure both the pastry and the mincemeat are dairy-free.

Ingredients

• 1 can Croissant Dough
• 1 jarmincemeat
• Extra dried fruits & nuts, or chestnuts to taste
• Egg or milk to brush (optional)
• Icing sugar to dust

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Pull the red corner of the label around the can and let it po open.
3. Unroll the dough.
4. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut out the triangles along the perforated line.
5. Mix the mincemeat with nuts and fruit if you like. You can add some brandy too.
6. Spread some of this along the smaller side of  each triangle.
7. Starting from the smaller side, roll the dough to the opposite corner and form a crescent.
8.  Of you want the croissants to be golden and crispy , glaze their top with a mixture of egg and water, or some milk.
9. Put the croissants on the baking tray.
10. Place the tray in the middle of the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
11. Let them cool a bit, then dust with icing sugar.

Tip:If you can’t get Croissant dough, you can use puff pastry too, but you’ll need to cut them into rectangles.