Mince Pies
Course: Sweet Treats Servings: 10
Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 15 mins
Difficulty level: Easy
VEGAN
GLUTEN FREE
Author: Jennifer Sargison
Mince Pies
It’s not Christmas without a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine and these mince pies will not disappoint, they are really easy as I have used ready made pastry and mincemeat..but they look so much better home-made. A big plus is they are also vegan, most shop bought mince pies are not vegan so this is a win-win!
The amount of mince pies you will make will depend on the size of your tart tins (I use cupcake tins) so just keep going until you run out of pastry. This recipe made around 10 mince pies for me using only half of the pastry, so alter accordingly.
Ingredients
1 packet of ready to roll shortcrust pastry, you will only be using half the pack. (I used jus roll)
1 jar of mincemeat (I used an Asda extra special mincemeat and it was delicious…it contains port so has a lovely boozy after taste)
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 180C fan
Remove the pastry from the fridge for 15 minutes before to plan on starting to bake (you only need half of the pan)
Cut the pastry in half and roll it until the thickness is about the size of a pound coin
Cut out rounds using a cookie cutter making sure they’ll fit into your tart tin with the edges about a inch thick up the sides (it will shrink down a little during baking)
Fill each pastry base with a large teaspoon of mincemeat
Cut out star shapes and place them on top of each tart
Sprinkle with some brown sugar if you like and then bake for around 15 minutes or until golden on top
After removing the tarts from the oven check the bases are fully cooked- they should be golden too, if not bake for a few more minutes.
Sprinkle with icing sugar
If you do make this then I hope you love it
Any thoughts or comments?
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Big love, Jen x
*For those of you eating a gluten free diet because of a gluten intolerance/allergy to gluten or suffering from celiac disease please check the ingredients listed in my recipes carefully. Although many of my recipes are gluten free please make sure you double check your ingredients to check. I am not intolerant to gluten so am no expert but I still like to provide GF options, please fully read your packets at home before making this, thank you :)