Chunky mince pie slices

Chunky mince pie slices

Inject some Christmas spirit into the workplace with these easy to share slices

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 15 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Combine the mincemeat with the nuts, cranberries, apple and lemon zest.
  2. Unroll the pastry and lay it on a lightly floured work surface. Slice off a strip across one end to leave a 23cm square of pastry. From the strip, cut out 15-30 star shapes (depending on whether you want 1 or 2 stars per slice). Thinly re-roll the pastry trimmings until it is all used up. Lay the pastry square on a baking sheet and scatter over the ground almonds. Carefully spread the mincemeat mixture over so that it comes right to the edge of the pastry (the mincemeat shouldn't spread when baked). Lay the stars in lines across the mincemeat, slightly overlapping them if necessary to fit, so you can cut out 15 slices when baked. Brush the stars with egg to glaze, if you like.
  3. Bake for 15 mins or until the pastry is golden. Leave to cool. Meanwhile, mix the icing sugar with 2 tsp lemon juice. Drizzle over the cool pastry and cut into 15 slices.

Per serving

204 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.21 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2007.

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  • 08 December 2007

    Michelle rated this recipe

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  • 11 December 2007

    Hilders rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these for a Practice meeting and they went down very well. I used walnuts instead of pistachios as I had them in and orange zest in place of lemon. I will definately make them again, they looked really pretty.

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  • 14 December 2007

    doshis commented on this recipe

    hi i left out the cranberries as i cant have them as im on warfin medication and its not wise to have them but it was still very nice you could have recurrents they would be nice to i should think doshis

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  • 02 January 2008

    Eleanor rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I really liked these and they weer so simple to do. they also went down far better than the 'standard' mince pies.

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  • 20 January 2008

    Tracey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made these twice over Christmas - really good and went down very well with friends. Will def make again

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  • 09 February 2008

    Elizabeth rated this recipe

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  • 21 November 2008

    munchies commented on this recipe

    these look really yummy, so will try these this xmas. Wonder if they will taste nice warm with cream?

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  • 24 November 2008

    lja433 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I ended up having to make these 4 times last year as everyone loved them so much! My grandad had lost all sense of appetite & taste after an illness yet these have so much flavour that he loved them & wolfed them down! A massive hit in our household, so easy to make and will definately be making them again this year

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  • 08 December 2009

    whitechoco84 commented on this recipe

    Can't wait to make them!

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  • 09 December 2009

    maibritt commented on this recipe

    Made these last year. Absolutely gorgeous! Will be making them again..

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  • 21 December 2009

    Kerris rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    An absolute hit!! I used Walnuts in place of pecan nuts - after being told by several people they don't eat mince pies there wan't even a crumb left on the plate.

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  • 17 October 2010

    Kate commented on this recipe

    Please can someone let me know at which point i can freeze these? They look delicious!

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  • 06 December 2011

    sinny12lyns087 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delicious....

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  • 10 December 2011

    HollyWoozle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this recipe several times last year and it's so delicious! Much better than traditional mince pies in my opinion. I plan to make it several times this Christmas as it goes down a treat with mulled wine (or at anytime!). Very simple to make as well. Yum!

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  • 18 December 2011

    Sally rated and commented on this recipe

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    Amazing - just made 2 batches for work. Will definitely make again

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 15 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Great to cut and share

Ingredients

  • 280g mincemeat
  • 25g pecans , mix of broken and whole
  • 25g pistachios , halved lengthways
  • 2 tbsp flaked almonds
  • 25g dried cranberries
  • 1⁄2 apple , cored and finely chopped
  • finely grated zest 1 lemon , plus 2 tsp juice
  • 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 rounded tbsp ground almonds
  • beaten egg to glaze (optional)
  • 50g icing sugar
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Per serving

204 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.21 g

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