Jewelled mince pies

Jewelled mince pies

Step up the quality of your mince pies with this melt-in-the-mouth recipe

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes about 18

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr - 1 hr 15 mins

Plus 30 mins chilling
Freezable

Method

  1. Put flour, almonds, butter, orange zest and sugar in a food processor and whizz into crumbs. Add the egg yolk and a teaspoon of cold water and pulse to form a dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6.Roll out the dough thinly and, with an 8-9cm plain cutter, stamp out 18 rounds - they need to be larger than the bun tin holes. Use to line one and a half 12-hole bun tins, pinching and fluting the dough edges above the level of the tins with your fingers.
  3. Put a heaped teaspoon of mincemeat in each case. Quickly knead the trimmings and roll out. Use a star cutter to make 18 stars.
  4. Put a star on top of each pie. Brush stars and pastry edges with egg white and dust lightly with caster sugar. (The pies can be frozen at this stage in the tins, then removed, packed into freezer bags and frozen for up to 3 months.) Bake the pies for 12-15 minutes (18-20 minutes from frozen) until the pastry is crisp and golden. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar before serving.

149 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.17 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2003.

Try 3 issues of Good Food magazine for £3 - subscribe now!

Latest comments and suggestions

  • Binder photo Mumuktu

    22 December 2007

    Mumuktu commented on this recipe

    I love this. The first time I made it, we lived in Canada's eastern Arctic. It was a big hit with our friends. I lost the magazine and was so glad to find the recipe again on this website. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo Mumuktu

    22 December 2007

    Mumuktu rated this recipe

    5 stars

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo megsnz

    31 March 2008

    megsnz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The best mince pies ever ! Used Sandham Family mincemeat recipe. Simply Fabulous.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo joy

    15 December 2008

    joy commented on this recipe

    THis is a fantastic recipe. I used last year in my guesthouse and am using it again this year, it really is good. The pastry is like shortcake and the orange rind gives it a real christmas feel.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo joy

    15 December 2008

    joy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    THis is a really good recipe. I used it last year in my guesthouse and I am using it again this year. The orange zest is a real winner it gives them a christmas fee The almods make the pastry like shortcake. Brilliant!

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo emmacannings

    11 December 2010

    emmacannings rated this recipe

    5 stars

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo Reena

    07 October 2011

    Reena commented on this recipe

    These sound yummy but just wondered how long they keep for....

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo samjlyon

    13 November 2011

    samjlyon rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are fantastic!! The pastry is amazing, I took a batch to work and everyone commented these were the best mince pies they had ever had....even my other half that dislikes mince pies loved them!!! I used Tesco's Finest Mincemeat and added some chopped Pecans and dried Apricots....scrummy!! Can't wait to make them again!!

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo Dizzy13

    29 November 2011

    Dizzy13 commented on this recipe

    Very sweet and moreish. Made these tonight and was very pleased, as this was my 1st attempt @ a mince pie ever, and will be definitely be making more of these!

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo The Cherub

    12 December 2011

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We really liked these but the pastry was a bit of a nightmare to use. I was worried it was going to be a disaster but the end result was worth all the mess we made making these! Very yummy, the orange really makes it.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

Leave a comment or suggestion

You must sign in or register to leave a comment.

Sign in / Register

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes about 18

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr - 1 hr 15 mins

Plus 30 mins chilling
Freezable

Light and fruity

Ingredients

  • 225g plain flour
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 140g butter , cut into small pieces
  • grated zest of 1 orange
  • 50g golden caster sugar
  • 1 egg yolk

FOR THE FILLING AND DECORATION

  • 200g Jewelled mincemeat (see link below)
  • 1 egg white , lightly whisked
  • golden caster and icing sugar , for dusting
Print this recipe
Add to your binder

149 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.17 g

Advertisement

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

  • You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.
  • You can add your own recipes to this site for others to try; plus, rate and make comments on recipes, and share your views on our blog.

Follow Good Food

Advertisement

All about Good Food

Magazine

Good Food Magazine

Subscribe to Good Food magazine - enjoy 100+ triple-tested recipes delivered to your door, every month.

Order today, and receive your first 3 issues for just £3

On TV

Foodie TV

See your favourite chefs on Sky Channel 247, Virgin TV 260 and find their recipes at goodfoodchannel.co.uk.

Good Food Apps

Good Food Apps

For Good Food on the go, download our apps to your phone or portable device.
Find out more here

Buy ingredients

With just one click, the full list of recipe ingredients will be put into a basket at your choice of provider. Choose from:

mySupermarket Compare prices and choose a retailer you wish to buy them from.

Ocado Let Ocado deliver all you need for this recipe, right to your door

Tesco Buy all the ingredients from our recipes through your Tesco online shop.

new

Asda Shop with Asda? You can now buy ingredients for our recipes via your Asda online shop.

In association with the above providers. Terms and conditions apply.

Close