Orange, cranberry & almond mince pies

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• Gina Miller

  01 December 2009

  Gina Miller rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious!!

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• Neil T

  14 December 2009

  Neil T rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Pastry was too crumbley to roll out, not a great success..

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• Nikki Mans

  18 December 2009

  Nikki Mans rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Gorgeous tasting mince pies - quite the best I have ever made!

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• Frantic Flapjack

  20 December 2009

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these today. The pastry turned out lovely and crumbly. I found it needed 6 tablespoons of milk to bind it though. I didn't use the filling, just normal mincemeat and topped with a pastry lid.

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• babe

  22 December 2009

  babe rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these a couple of times, for Christmas Fayre and the Carol Service in our church a great success. Also made a crumble mix(standard) added nuts and topped. The vicar's comments were they were 'wicked'. Like others found that 2 tbsp liquid was not enough, I used extra orange juice to bind.

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• vgleave

  11 November 2010

  vgleave commented on this recipe

  Trying to find a mincemeat recipe for a friend that is allergic to citrus fruit! Do you think I could make a small batch WITHOUT the orange peel?

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• liz52

  26 November 2010

  liz52 commented on this recipe

  I don't have a food processor. Any suggestions?

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• nanaP

  29 November 2010

  nanaP commented on this recipe

  I want to make some mincemeat for a friend who doesn't like dried fruit. I thought of apples, apricots, cristalised ginger, dates etc, along with suet and spices but I don't know if this will work. Has anyone ever tried to do something like this? I will be making conventional mincemeat too!

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• Troodles

  02 December 2010

  Troodles commented on this recipe

  Made these last year and they were a great success. Definitely needed extra liquid to bind the pastry together though. Also couldn't find frozen cranberries so used dried that I had pre-soaked in a little Cointreau! Yum! On the list to make again this year.

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• nanaP

  09 December 2010

  nanaP commented on this recipe

  I DID make some 'fruit free' mincemeat using the ingredients I mentioned before, apples, apricots, crystalised ginger and dates and EVERYONE loved them. Personally I prefered the traditional mincemeat I made, but my friend was delighted to have the 'Christmasy spicy' taste without the dried fruit. It's just sultanas, raisins and currants she dislikes, and apparently, lots of people share her dislike.

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• Stephthecook

  21 December 2010

  Stephthecook rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Won a mince pie competition at work with these, they went down really well and were very juicy - finally found frozen cranberries at sainsburys. Just make sure you don't overfill or burn the pastry!

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• janet

  11 December 2011

  janet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these for the past couple of years, the pastry is just wonderful when cooked. It does require a little TLC but it is worth it.Will be making them again this year.

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Ingredients

• 200g very cold butter , cubed
• 400g plain flour , plus extra for dusting
• 100g ground almonds
• 100g golden caster sugar
• zest 2 oranges
• 2 tbsp milk (or use orange juice)
• 100g frozen cranberries
• 400g jar good-quality mincemeat
• handful flaked almonds
• 2 tsp icing sugar , plus dusting
• 200ml tub crème fraîche

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Makes 24

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 20 mins

Can be frozen without the cream

Ingredients

• 200g very cold butter , cubed
• 400g plain flour , plus extra for dusting
• 100g ground almonds
• 100g golden caster sugar
• zest 2 oranges
• 2 tbsp milk (or use orange juice)
• 100g frozen cranberries
• 400g jar good-quality mincemeat
• handful flaked almonds
• 2 tsp icing sugar , plus dusting
• 200ml tub crème fraîche

249 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.15 g

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