Name: Puff pastry mince pies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 pack of rolled-out puff pastry; 1 egg yolk; 1 jar mincemeat; 10 cherries in brandy or syrup; 1 Tbsp rum or brandy; 10 roasted almonds; sugar, icing sugar

Puff pastry mince pies

18 Dec 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

If you don't have any short-crust pastry in the fridge and can't be bothered to make your own - or you want to do some quick and easy Christmas baking, these puff pastry mince pies are just right! They're ready within 20 minutes and are surprisingly delicious!

Ingredients

1 pack of rolled-out puff pastry
1 egg yolk
1 jar mincemeat
10 cherries in brandy or syrup
1 Tbsp rum or brandy
10 roasted almonds
sugar, icing sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Chop the cherries and the almonds.
Roll out the pastry onto a lightly floured surface. Brush half of (lengthwise) with the egg.
Using 7-8 cm round cutters make circular shapes on the egg-washed half, leaving enough space between them. Now count the circles and spoon out the same amount of mincemeat into a bowl. Add the cherries, brandy and almonds, then mix well. Spoon these into the middle of the circles.
Fold over the other half of the pastry. Using your fingers, press down the pastry, around the dollops of the mincemeat to push out the air. (just like making ravioli). Then, using the cutters, stamp out rounds. Brush the top of each with egg and put them on a lined or non-stick baking tray.
Scatter with some sugar and bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.
Let them cool for a few minutes, then dust with icing sugar.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Tips

You can make these pies with other fruits and nuts - cranberries, figs, walnuts and pistachios all work well.
Use good quality or home-made mincemeat.Mincemeat recipe>>