Filo Mince Pies

Bored of shortcrust mince pies? Why not give these flavoursome little gems a go. Jazzed up mincemeat with a marzipan topping.

Key Details

  • Serves: 12
  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • ready-made filo pastry sheets
  • 50g butter, melted 
  • 600g mincemeat 
  • 40g mixed peel 
  • 2 heaped tsp ground almonds
  • 1 apple, grated
  • 1/2 orange, zest of
  • 1/2 lemon, zest of
  • 25ml brandy 
  • ready rolled marzipan
  • 2 clementines 

  • ready-made filo pastry sheets
  • 50g butter, melted
  • 600g mincemeat
  • 40g mixed peel
  • 2 heaped tsp ground almonds
  • 1 apple, grated
  • 1/2 orange, zest of
  • 1/2 lemon, zest of
  • 25ml brandy
  • ready rolled marzipan
  • 2 clementines

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.

Cut your ready-made filo pastry sheets into squares. Take a muffin tray and brush them with melted butter and press a square of filo into each mould. Brush each mould again with a touch of butter and layer on another filo sheet. Repeat until you have 4 filo sheets stacked into each mould.

Jazz up your shop-bought mincemeat with the mixed peel, ground almonds, grated apple, orange and lemon and brandy. Mix together and spoon a generous amount of mix into your filo cases until they are over halfway full. Top each pie off with a segment of clementine.

Roll out your marzipan and use a star cutter or sharp knife to cut out star shapes. Pop a star onto each mincepie and then bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until your pastry is crisp, your mincemeat is bubbling and your marzipan is golden.

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