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Vegetarian mince pies (without suet)

21/12/2020 by Judith Leave a Comment

Vegetarian mince pies

Vegetarian mince pies are made using a sweet pastry filled with vegetarian mincemeat made without suet. No Christmas would be complete without mince pies, and there is nothing like homemade mincemeat to add a little bit of luxury. Of course, you can make them with ready made mincemeat, but I have included instructions for making mincemeat in case you wish to make your own (and it is easy to make!).

Alternatively, you could make these mince pies using traditional shortcrust pastry, sweet shortcrust pastry or sweet almond pastry.

This suet free mince pie recipe will make around 36 small mince pies although this may vary depending on size.

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For other Christmas baking ideas you may also like to bake a batch of frangipane mince pies, make this easy traditional Christmas cake, bake some gingerbread biscuits, make a tray of mincemeat pinwheels for breakfast or bake some chocolate and orange shortbread biscuits.

And for more English baking recipes you could take a look at some other recipes for traditional English bakes.

Ingredients for the mincemeat

(Makes around 1.5kg mincemeat):

  • 2 apples
  • Zest of 2 oranges
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 400g sultanas (or a mixture of sultanas and currants)
  • 300g golden raisins
  • 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 200g soft brown sugar
  • 75g butter
  • 120ml brandy

Ingredients for the pastry

(Sufficient for around 36 small mince pies)

  • 450g flour
  • 225g butter
  • 113g caster sugar
  • sufficient water to bind the pastry

Additional ingredients

  • 1 egg to glaze the pastry
  • Icing sugar to decorate

To prepare the suet free mincemeat

Peel, core and finely dice the apples and place in a pan. Add all the remaining ingredients, except the brandy. Heat over a low heat, stirring gently, until the butter has melted and the juices start to run. This will take around 10 minutes or so. Leave to cool. Stir in the brandy when the mixture has cooled.

To prepare the pastry

Weigh the flour, butter and caster sugar into a food processor and blitz until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add a small amount of water and pulse again (just sufficient to combine the ingredients and form a mass of pastry).

To assemble and bake

Roll the pastry out onto a lightly floured pastry board. Cut circles with a pastry cutter to and place in a non-stick cup cake/fairy cake tray. Fill with the mincemeat taking care not to overfill as the mixture may spill out of the pies whilst cooking. Cover with a pastry lid. Beat the egg and use this to glaze the pastry.

Bake at 200oC, 400oF, gas mark 6 until lightly golden. This should take around 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the tray around part way through the cooking time so that they cook evenly.

Sieve icing sugar over the top of the mince pies when cooked. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Vegetarian mince pies

Tips

  1. Vegetarian mince pies can be served either hot or cold.
  2. The pastry can be made ahead of time. It can be wrapped in plastic film and stored in the fridge for a couple of days or can be frozen.
  3. Your homemade mincemeat can be prepared ahead of time and stored in sterilised jars.
  4. The mince pies will keep well in an airtight tin for a couple of days or can be frozen.

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Vegetarian mince pies

Vegetarian mince pies (without suet)

Vegetarian mince pies are made using a sweet pastry filled with vegetarian mincemeat made without suet.
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Prep Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine British
Servings 36
Calories 215 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the mincemeat

  • 2 apples
  • 2 orange zest
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 400 g sultanas
  • 300 g golden raisins
  • 2 teaspoon ground mixed spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 200 g soft brown sugar
  • 75 g butter
  • 120 ml brandy

For the pastry

  • 450 g flour
  • 225 g butter
  • 113 g caster sugar
  • Water

Additional ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoon icing sugar

Instructions
 

To make the mincemeat

  • Peel, core and finely dice the apples and place in a pan. Add all the remaining ingredients, except the brandy. 
  • Heat over a low heat, stirring gently, until the butter has melted and the juices start to run. This will take around 10 minutes or so. Leave to cool.
  • Stir in the brandy when the mixture has cooled. 

To prepare the pastry

  • Weigh the flour, butter and caster sugar into a food processor and blitz until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add a small amount of water and pulse again (just sufficient to combine the ingredients and form a mass of pastry). 
  • Roll the pastry out onto a lightly floured pastry board. Cut circles with a pastry cutter to and place in a non-stick cup cake/fairy cake tray. Fill with the mincemeat taking care not to overfill as the mixture may spill out of the pies whilst cooking. Cover with a pastry lid. Beat the egg and use this to glaze the pastry. 

To bake

  • Bake at 200oC, 400oF, gas mark 6 until lightly golden. This should take around 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the tray around part way through the cooking time so that they cook evenly. 
  • Sieve icing sugar over the top of the mince pies when cooked. Leave to cool on a wire rack. 

Nutrition

Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 60mgPotassium: 184mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 224IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Christmas, Pastry
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