Festive favourites - with a zesty touch
(15 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour
Serves: 18
Price: 16p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 52g serving contains
Energy
827kj
198kcal
827kj
198kcal
10%
Fat
8.1g
8.1g
Med
12%
12%
Saturates
4.6g
4.6g
Med
23%
23%
Sugars
14.2g
14.2g
High
16%
16%
Salt
0.15g
0.15g
Low
3%
3%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1590kj/380kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1590kj/380kcal
Ingredients
275g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
140g butter, diced
Pinch grated nutmeg
1 egg yolk
1tbsp demerara sugar
Grated zest ½ orange
411g jar luxury mincemeat
15g flaked almonds
1tbsp icing sugar
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2
Put the flour and butter in a food processor and whizz to fine crumbs. Set 75g of this crumble mixture aside.
3
Add the nutmeg, egg yolk and 3tbsp water to the remaining mixture and pulse slowly until the pastry comes together. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 mins.
4
Meanwhile, stir the demerara and orange zest into the reserved crumble.
5
Roll out the pastry thinly on a surface lightly dusted with flour. Stamp out 18 x 10cm diameter circles and use to line two bun tins. Divide the mincemeat between the pastry bases. Stir the almonds into the crumble and sprinkle 1tsp of this over each pie.
6
Bake for 15-18 mins until pale golden. Serve dusted with icing sugar.