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Easy florentine mince pies

Name: Easy florentine mince pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 115g mincemeat (ensure vegetarian, if needed); 1 orange zested; 1 1⁄2 tbsp bourbon or orange juice; 30g ground almonds; 60g glacé cherries roughly chopped; 375g sheet of ready-rolled shortcrust pastry; 1 tbsp milk; 1 tbsp demerara sugar; 50g dark chocolate

Liberty Mendez

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Serves 14

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Try these florentine-inspired mince pies with almonds, glacé cherries and dark chocolate. With crisp shortcrust and mincemeat, it's a winning combination

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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115g mincemeat

(ensure vegetarian, if needed)
1 orange

zested
1 1⁄2 tbsp bourbon

or orange juice
30g ground almonds
60g glacé cherries

roughly chopped
375g sheet of ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp demerara sugar
50g dark chocolate

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal205
fat12g
saturates4g
carbs21g
sugars8g
fibre2g
protein3g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Mix the mincemeat, orange zest, bourbon or orange juice, ground almonds and cherries together in a medium bowl.
step 2

Unravel the pastry on its baking parchment and stamp out as many circles as you can using an 8cm round cutter. Re-roll the offcuts and stamp out more circles until all the pastry has been used (you should get about 14 in total). Spoon 1 tsp of the mincemeat mixture into the middle of each circle, leaving a 2cm border. Gently fold the edges of the exposed pastry inwards to slightly cover the filling.
step 3

Transfer the pies to the lined baking sheet, spaced slightly apart. Brush the pastry with the milk and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake for 18-20 mins until golden brown, then leave to cool slightly.
step 4

While the pies cool, put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and melt in 20-second bursts in the microwave, or melt in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, ensuring the bowl isn’t touching the water. Drizzle over the pies before serving. Will keep in an airtight container for three days.

Recipe tip

For a more traditional look, omit the chocolate and dust with icing sugar.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2021

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