Cooking Corner

Cheat’s Christmas Mince Pies

By: Chef Susan and Chef Lucas – Bethany Gardens

INGREDIENTS

225g ready rolled puffy pastry 5 TBS fruit mince meat 50g finely chopped cranberries Icing sugar

METHOD

Step 1:

Prepare a shallow muffin tin – by spraying with Spray and Cook.

Step 2:

Mix the fruit mince and chopped cranberries together in a bowl.

Step 3:

Roll out the pastry.

Step 4:

Cut out 12 round bases to suit pan shape.

Step 5:

Cut out star shape for the top.

Step 6:

Spoon the mixture into the bases – do not over fill.

Step 7 :

Place the star shape tops on top of the fruit mixture (you do not need to use an egg wash it sticks on its own). This makes 12 mince pies.

Step 8:

Put into a preheated 180º C oven for 15 to 18 minutes until a nice golden colour. Once out the oven place on a cooling rack. When cool sprinkle with icing sugar.

Now ready to enjoy!

You can use short crust pastry – but with puff it was crunchy and you must enjoy immediately, with a cup of Five Rose’s Tea.

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