Vegetarian mince pies (without suet)
Vegetarian mince pies are made using a sweet pastry filled with vegetarian mincemeat made without suet.
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
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