INGREDIENTS
- 83.33 grams Mincemeat
- 16.67 grams Dried Cranberries
- 0.33 zest of lemon
- 0.17 juice of lemon use lemon juice or brandy not both
- 0.33 splash Brandy (optional) use instead of lemon juice
- 0.67 Sheets Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
- Sprinkle of plain flour
INSTRUCTIONS
Mincemeat mixture
- Add cranberries and lemon zest to the mincemeat.83.33 grams Mincemeat,0.33 zest of lemon,16.67 grams Dried Cranberries
- Add eithera splash of brandyor½ juice from the lemon you zested.0.17 juice of lemon,0.33 splash Brandy (optional)
- Mix the ingredients together.
Puff Pastry Mince Pies
- Preheat oven to 180°C fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6Roll out 1 sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry sheet onto a floured sheet of parchment and sprinkle a little flour on top.0.67 Sheets Ready Rolled Puff Pastry,Sprinkle of plain 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.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mincemeat mixture in the middle of 15 of the circles.
- Use your finger or a pastry brush to brush water around the edge of the filling.
- Top with the 15 remaining cut out circles
- Use a slightly smaller cutter to gently push the top pastry sheet into the bottom sheet.
- Brush over with water
- Sprinkle with sugar
- Use a sharp knife to poke a couple of holes into the top
- Bake in a 180°C fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6 oven for 15 minutes
- 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.0.67 Sheets Ready Rolled Puff Pastry,Sprinkle of plain flour
- Cool on a wire rack
- Serve warm or cold.