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Marcus Wareing's mince pies recipe

Marcus Wareing's mince pies recipe

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Marcus Wareing’s mince pies add a little luxury to this classic recipe, using creamy sweet frangipane to top off this perfect pastry and luxurious fruit mince filling. Serve warm with a blob of cream and see how long they last! See method

  • Serves 12
  • 45mins to prepare, 15 mins to cook, plus 60mins to chill
  • 415 calories / serving
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the pastry

  • 75g unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 40g icing sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 150g plain flour

For the frangipane

  • 100g (3 1/2oz) caster sugar
  • 100g butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 100g (3 1/2oz) ground almonds
  • 50g (1 3/4oz) plain flour

For the fruit mince mix

  • 1 Bramley apple, large, peeled and grated
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 50g (1 3/4oz) pitted prunes, finely chopped
  • 25g (1oz) dried cranberries, finely chopped
  • 1tsp black treacle
  • 500g (1.1lb) mincemeat

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1715kj
    415kcal     21%

  • Fat

    20g 29%

  • Saturates

    8g 40%

  • Sugars

    43g 48%

  • Salt

    0.1g <1%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 56.3g Protein 5.4g Fibre 2.1g

Method

  1. First make the pastry for the mince pies. Use a wooden spoon or electric whisk to beat together the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the salt and egg to the pastry mix and combine well. Sprinkle the plain flour in and mix gently to form a smooth dough. Take care not to over-work as the pastry will not be as crispy when cooked.
  3. Lightly flour a work surface and place the ball of dough on top, flattening to create a disc. Wrap in cling film and leave to firm up in the fridge.
  4. When cold and firm, remove the pastry from the cling film and dust in flour. Lay onto a sheet of nonstick baking paper and roll out to a 3mm thickness. Refrigerate for a further 30 minutes.
  5. Remove from the fridge and get your little helper to cut out the mince pie bases using a round pastry cutter. Set aside in the fridge while you get on with preparing the mincemeat mix.
  6. To make the mincemeat, get the kids to combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well, then set aside.
  7. To make the frangipane, beat together the caster sugar and butter until fluffy. Then beat in the eggs one at a time. Gently fold in the remaining ingredients until well incorporated.
  8. Transfer the frangipane mix to a piping bag with a 1cm plain nozzle (or any other small round nozzle). Set aside.
  9. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
  10. Lightly oil the pastry tin and lay the pastry discs into the holes. Ensure the pastry is firmly in place.
  11. Using a spoon, fill the pastry with fruit mince mix until each mould is 2/3rds full.
  12. Pipe a splodge of frangipane on top of the mince pies to cover the mince mix. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the pastry is crisp and the frangipane is a nice golden colour. Leave to cool a little and serve.

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