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Puff Pastry Mince Pies cooling off on a black wire rack
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Puff Pastry Mince Pies

These puff pastry mince pies are a quick and easy sweet treat, that can be made all year round using basic ingredients.
There are many ways to make a traditional British mince pie but this recipe is different because we use puff pastry instead of shortcrust pastry for an easier-to-make yet still so delicious sweet treat.
Your family will love these flaky mince pies as much as mine does and they are suitable for all as they are Vegan and Vegetarian-friendly - make sure to check the jar of mincemeat label - most are made with vegetable fats.
Mince pies are perfect for any occasion. You can serve them as they are or at Christmas time with custard or brandy cream for an extra special dessert!
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert, Sharing, Snack, Sweet, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cuisine: British
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Yield: 15 mince pies
Calories: 227kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Mincemeat
  • 50 grams Dried Cranberries
  • 1 zest of lemon
  • ½ juice of lemon use lemon juice or brandy not both
  • 1 splash Brandy (optional) use instead of lemon juice
  • 2 Sheets Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
  • Sprinkle of plain flour
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Mincemeat mixture

  • Add cranberries and lemon zest to the mincemeat.
    250 grams Mincemeat, 1 zest of lemon, 50 grams Dried Cranberries
    Sweet mince meat, dried cranberries and clementine zest being scrapped on top of the mix in a clear glass bowl
  • Add either
    a splash of brandy
    or
    ½ juice from the lemon you zested.
    ½ juice of lemon, 1 splash Brandy (optional)
    Pouring brandy on top of the sweet mince meat mixture in a clear glass bowl
  • Mix the ingredients together.
    Stirring the sweet mincemeat, cranberries, clementine zest and brandy together with a orange spoon

Puff Pastry Mince Pies

  • Preheat oven to 180°C fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6
    Roll out 1 sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry sheet onto a floured sheet of parchment and sprinkle a little flour on top.
    2 Sheets Ready Rolled Puff Pastry, Sprinkle of plain flour
    A sheet of puff pastry on brown parchment paper coated with flour
  • Use a cookie cutter to cut circles into the pastry, we used a 7cm cutter which was perfect to cut 15 circles with minimum waste.
    Cutting out round shapes in the puff pastry on brown parchment paper with a red cutter by hand
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mincemeat mixture in the middle of 15 of the circles.
    Putting a tablespoon of sweet mince meat mix on to the round puff pastry cut outs on parchment paper
  • Use your finger or a pastry brush to brush water around the edge of the filling.
    Brushing water around the edges of the puff pastry cut outs with sweet mince meat on top
  • Top with the 15 remaining cut out circles
    Placing the mince pie lids on top of the mince meat by hand
  • Use a slightly smaller cutter to gently push the top pastry sheet into the bottom sheet.
    Pushing down the top of the mince pies with a smaller red cutter to seal the lid
  • Brush over with water
    Brushing water over the top of the puff pastry mince pies
  • Sprinkle with sugar
    Sprinkling granulated sugar over the top of the mince pies by hand that are on parchment paper
  • Use a sharp knife to poke a couple of holes into the top
    Piercing the tops of the puff pastry lids with a knife
  • Bake in a 180°C fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6 oven for 15 minutes
    Placing the mince pies into the oven on a baking tray lined with parchment paper
  • Repeat with the second sheet! These will be ready to go in when the others come out!
    I do them one sheet at a time to prevent the pastry from getting too warm.
    2 Sheets Ready Rolled Puff Pastry, Sprinkle of plain flour
    Cutting out round shapes in the puff pastry with a red cutter by hand
  • Cool on a wire rack
    Puff Pastry Mince Pies cooling off on a black wire rack which is on a gold plate with a tartan cloth for Christmas
  • Serve warm or cold.
    Our puff pastry mince pie cut in half which shows our crispy puff pasty with a sweet mince meat filling inside, this is sitting on a tartan cloth

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Nutrition

Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg