Mince pies de massa folhada

Ingredientes

• 250 grams Mincemeat
• 50 grams Dried Cranberries
• 1 zest of lemon
• 1/2 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

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   --- Mincemeat mixture ---

2. 2

   Mincemeat: Add cranberries and lemon zest to the mincemeat.

3. 3

   Liquid: Add either a splash of brandyor ½ juice from the lemon you zested.

4. 4

   Mix the ingredients together.

5. 5

   --- Puff Pastry Mince Pies ---

6. 6

   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.

7. 7

   Cut: 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.

8. 8

   Spoon 1 tbsp of the mincemeat mixture in the middle of 15 of the circles.

9. 9

   Wet: Use your finger or a pastry brush to brush water around the edge of the filling.

10. 10

    Top with the 15 remaining cut out circles

11. 11

    Push: Use a slightly smaller cutter to gently push the top pastry sheet into the bottom sheet.

12. 12

    Brush over with water

13. 13

    Sugar: Sprinkle with sugar

14. 14

    Holes: Use a sharp knife to poke a couple of holes into the top

15. 15

    Bake in a 180°C fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6 oven for 15 minutes

16. 16

    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.

17. 17

    Cool on a wire rack

18. 18

    Serve warm or cold.