Crumbled Top Mince Pies
These delightful mince pies are a wonderful festive treat, perfect for sharing with loved ones. A homemade pastry, subtly flavored with satsuma zest, envelopes a generous filling of spiced mincemeat. Topped with a sweet almond crumble and a hint of stem ginger syrup, these mince pies bake into golden perfection, ready to be dusted with icing sugar and enjoyed warm from the oven. Truly a comforting and indulgent treat for any holiday gathering.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 225g mincemeat
- 225g plain flour
- 100g butter , chilled and cubed roughly
- 3 tbsp light muscovado sugar
- satsuma , grated zest and juice of
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
- 1 tbsp stem ginger syrup
- icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- To make the pastry tip the flour into a large bowl and rub in the chilled butter using your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and the satsuma zest.
- Spoon out 4 tbsp of the pastry mixture and set aside. Add approximately 4 tbsp of the juice from the satsumas to the main pastry mix to make a fairly soft dough, kneading gently until smooth. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 mins.
- Lightly flour a surface and roll out the pastry to a £1 coin thickness. Using a 9cm fluted cutter, stamp out 12 circles of pastry. Gently press these into individual tartlet tins, the pastry should just protrude above the tins to allow for shrinkage when cooked. Spoon the mincemeat into the pastry cases being careful not to overfill.
- Sprinkle the pastry crumble mix over the mincemeat to cover lightly, top with the flaked almonds and drizzle over the stem ginger syrup. At this stage you can cover them with cling film and freeze the whole tray ready for baking.
- When you're ready to bake the mince pies, heat the over to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Remove the cling film from the tray and bake the mince pies straight from the freezer for 25 mins until golden and cooked through. Cool on a wire rack and serve dusted with icing sugar. Bake unfrozen pies for 18-20 mins.
Cook Time
20M
Prep Time
PT10M
Yield
Serves 12
Nutrition
- Calories: 213 calories
- Fat Content: 9 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 5 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 33 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 14 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 2 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.26 milligram of sodium
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