Name: Mincemeat snowballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: I ready rolled puff pastry (gluten-free if needed); Good quality Mincemeat; Icing sugar

Mincemeat snowballs

26 Dec 2020

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

These mincemeat snowballs are perfect using up leftover mincemeat. You can nibble on them during the festivities - or they make lovely presents or New Year ‘s Eve party snacks. I always make them with home-made mincemeat, but you can easily jazz up the shop bought one with some (almond, cherry or orange) liqueur, orange zest and chopped nuts. You can use gluten-free pastry too. These treats are vegan, if dairy-free pastry and mincemeat are used.

Ingredients

I ready rolled puff pastry (gluten-free if needed)
Good quality Mincemeat
Icing sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Roll out the pastry.
Using a round cookie cutter or a drinking glass, cut out circles (about 8cm diameter).
Drop a small spoonful of mincemeat in the middle.
Wrap the mincemeat with the pastry creating ball shapes.
Put the balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper - the even side facing upwards. Brush them with egg wash if you want the pastry shiny and crispy.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until light brown, then let them cool on a wire rack.
Roll them in icing sugar (you can mix in some cinnamon, if you like) and serve.