Little Eccles mince pies

Little Eccles mince pies

From freezer to oven, these cheeky Eccles mince pies are perfect mid-afternoon with an equally cheeky glass of mulled wine. It is Christmas after all!

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 18

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

(if using veggie mincemeat)

Method

  1. Roll the pastry out to about the thickness of a 50p piece on to a floured surface, and cut out 10cm circles, then continue to re-roll and cut out until you have about 18 circles.
  2. Place 1 tsp of mincemeat in the centre of each circle, brush the edges with egg white, then gather together tightly to completely encase the mincemeat.
  3. Flip the pies over so the sealed edges are underneath, then squash them with your hand so you have a small puck-shaped pie.
  4. Cut two small slits in the top of each pie, brush generously with egg white and scatter with sugar. The pies can now be frozen for up to 2 months. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and bake for 15 mins from raw or 25-30 mins from frozen.
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Barney says...

The beauty of turning the mincemeat into pies shaped like Eccles cakes is that you don't need a special baking tin. Enjoy them piping hot with a glass of mulled wine.

Per serving

268 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 34.0g, fat 14.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 22.0g, salt 0.27 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2007.

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  • 14 November 2007

    M's Kitchen commented on this recipe

    I made them a little smaller 9 cm circles, really as a trial for Christmas - they were a great success and I also froze some (before baking) I will definitely be making them instead of the usual mince pies and might even try adding a little marzipan to the mince meat

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  • 14 November 2007

    M's Kitchen commented on this recipe

    I made them a little smaller 9 cm circles, really as a trial for Christmas - they were a great success and I also froze some (before baking) I will definitely be making them instead of the usual mince pies and might even try adding a little marzipan to the mince meat

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  • 14 November 2007

    Koeksister commented on this recipe

    These are so easy to make and even easier to eat! I use shop-bought mincemeat but mix a tablespoonful of brandy into the jar and let it soak in for a day or two before I use it ;this makes the filling nice and moist and enhances the flavour. Great idea M's Kitchen to add the marzipan, I will definitely try that next time. Koeksister

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  • 19 November 2007

    Elaine rated this recipe

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  • 26 November 2007

    Jo's food commented on this recipe

    My son had to read a Christmas receipe for school, so we found this one, and decided to make them as well, he took them into to school to share and they were a hit. Will be making these again!!

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  • 11 December 2007

    lostkat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous and so easy to make. I sometimes find the normal mince pies a bit heavy, but these are so light and delicious. They went down a storm too. Definitely making more!

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  • 14 December 2007

    luv2eat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made a batch of these to take into the folks at work. Well they disappeared in an instant, everyone loved them and I'm making another double batch to take in next week. Very simple, yet so yummy, I also added some chopped macadamias to mine.

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  • 16 December 2007

    Jules rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastically easy and taste delicious. Will certainly be making them again.

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  • 19 December 2007

    Koeksister commented on this recipe

    I meant to say earlier, when brushing the pastry circles with egg white only brush half the circle. The pastry sticks much better this way.

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  • 21 December 2007

    HayleyGrice rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are lovely, a really nice alternative. I'm not an "arty" type so the process of squashing pastry down and just shaping into a round really appealed to me!! And means you get the full effect of home-madeness. Try and put as much filling in as you can get away with, as there is a fair amount of pastry once it puffs up, and be liberal with the sugar sprinkled on top as it makes a tasty addition. Great recipe!

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    26 December 2007

    pam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic, not so sweet as those made with sweet pastry. A real hit.

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  • 10 January 2008

    Nic Nic rated this recipe

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  • 22 January 2008

    elizabeth commented on this recipe

    A great hit with all the family. Will definitely be making them again

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  • 09 February 2008

    Elizabeth rated this recipe

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  • 10 March 2008

    Davideast rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very easy to make and a change from the usual mince pies at Christmas. I used shop-bought mincemeat and added amaretto.

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  • 20 April 2008

    Jackie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Gorgeous, would be nice a bit bigger too.

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  • 29 September 2008

    lurvlyloz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these last christmas i will certainly be making them this christmas. i make double so i can freeze them for when people drop by over christmas. lovely and less fiddly than normal mince pies :)

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    05 December 2008

    Jo rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made these last Christmas and will make again as they were so easy and tasted so good. You can't beat the smell of home cooked goodies! Give them a go.

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  • 08 January 2009

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really good! And they do freeze well and cook straight from frozen. Yummy!

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  • 08 November 2009

    Emma commented on this recipe

    Sound great. I will try them soon. Love the idea of freezing them, and just cooking what you what when you want. I do get fed up with cooking a couple of batches of normal mince pies (on request) and then see them not eaten because everyone had too much turkey and pudding etc.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 18

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

(if using veggie mincemeat)

Cook from frozen

Ingredients

  • 500g block all-butter puff pastry
  • flour , for dusting
  • 450g mincemeat (see 'goes well with')
  • 1 egg white , lightly beaten
  • golden caster sugar
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Per serving

268 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 34.0g, fat 14.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 22.0g, salt 0.27 g

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