Name: Mincemeat puff swirls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 100g dried cranberries; 100g pistachios (plus extra for garnishing); 150g mincemeat; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsp honey; 1 pack of ready rolled puff pastry

Mincemeat puff swirls

22 Dec 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

It's very handy to have a pack of ready-rolled puff pastry in your fridge or freezer during the winter festivities, as you can make quick & easy nibbles, snacks and treats. These mincemeat puff swirls are a good example. I found the recipe in a Tesco magazine and I happened to have all the ingredients, so I made these little treats for afternoon tea - they are absolutely scrumptious, the best easy baking I've done in a long time - though I did use homemade mincemeat which could have given it the x-factor!

Ingredients

100g dried cranberries
100g pistachios (plus extra for garnishing)
150g mincemeat
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp honey
1 pack of ready rolled puff pastry

Instructions

Roughly chop the pistachio and dried cranberries, put aside 1 Tbsp of each for garnishing.
Mix the rest with the mincemeat, honey and cinnamon.
Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly-floured surface. Spread the mincemeat evenly all over the pastry, then roll it up tightly like a Swiss roll. Wrap it tightly in clingfilm, then rest in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Remove the roll from the freezer and cut into 1 cm slices. Place these on a lined baking tray, spaced well apart, as they'll expand. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden.
Sprinkle the swirls with the reserved cranberry and pistachio pieces, leave them to cool.
Dust with icing sugar just before serving.

Tips

You can use other dried fruits too - figs, apricots & cherries would all work well.
Use dairy-free puff pastry if milk is an issue for you!
If you don't have pistachios - just use almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts.
Use good quality or home-made mincemeat.Mincemeat recipe>>
Enjoy the swirls even more with a mug of mulled wine!