Pour it over vanilla ice cream or simply spoon it out the jar in sticky fingerfuls. You can make one large pie for a meal or a picnic, or 24 small mince pie. Chicken pot pies with puff pastry crusts, chicken pot pie with rough puff pastry pt 1, chicken in puff. My personal feeling is that a mince pies should have short crust pastry. Rather than being a bit cynical about people trying to reinvent the wheel, i think of the 1. For this reason ive marked the pie down as zero for the crust. However, they are also perfect for holiday entertaining and i also make them for festive family gettogethers too. Once rested, cut tops and bottoms for your mince pies using fluted or plain cutters selecting sizes to fit your tin. Published december 12, 2014, updated october 28, 2019 19 comments. Renowned pastry chef claire clark puts nine pies to the test in our annual survey. Buy waitrose christmas all butter mince pies online from waitrose today.
In previous years i have been known to stick my head into nigellas christmas book in november and not be seen again until january. I have just purchased a heap of mince and i have some left over puffed pastry from yesterday still frozen two or. Puff pastry mince pies recipe all recipes australia nz. Method heat oven to 200c180c fangas 6 and lightly butter and flour a 12 hole fairy cake tin. I love puff pastry mince pies at christmas but i prefer to make my own using ready made pastry and jazzing up a jar of bought mincemeat with some chopped marzipan and a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The strange and twisted history of mince pies bbc future. Beat your egg and use as an egg wash around each mincemeattopped circle and place the larger circles on top, gently pressing over with your finger to seal the mincemeat. I wanted to make a quick filling for mince pies for small guests who dont like mincemeat. Beef and guinness pies with puff pastry baked by rachel. Andys mince pies use puff pastry to lighten up these simple. Much like puff pastry mince pies you need to pre heat your oven to 190c 375f gas mark 5.
Use an 8cm cookie cutter to cut circles around each of the holes, peeling away the excess puff pastry. I make my own rough puff pastry, but you could always buy puff pastry if youre short on timepatience. Andy uses puff pastry to lighten up these superbly simple teatime. Look at this recipe mince pies from andy bates and other tasty dishes on food network. I decided to do a bit of reinventing on the classic mince pie, so in this recipe im using a. Readymade pastry and mincemeat means making these puff pastry mince pies is almost as simple as buying them but gains you more brownie points. Preheat the oven to 190 c 375 f, gas mark 5 roll the sweet pastry into a sheet approximately 2 to 3 mm thick, place on a tray, and allow to rest in the fridge. Fruity, boozy little mouthfuls, mince pies will doubtless make an. Nigel slaters perfect mince pie recipe food the guardian. To make mince pies a few posts ago i gave the recipe for mrs beetons mincemeat, so i thought it only right to give a little instruction in making mince pies. Apple and cranberry puff pastry mince pies recipe all. Alternative mince pies makes 8 the recipe below will make more pear caramel than you need to fill the pies but i promise this isnt a bad thing. May your christmas be the merriest you could ever imagine and wish, filled with joy, love, armony, peace, health and familiar warmth, the most blessed and precious gifts we have. Apple and cranberry puff pastry mince pies 45 minutes.
Pies as a culinary art form are old inventions, although they havent always involved buttery, flaky pastry. The best beef mince puff pastry recipes on yummly puff pastry sausage rolls, beef puff pastry, carrot meatloaf in puff pastry. To keep them childfriendly, i used eating apples and dried cranberries, orange zest and a little touch of vanilla extract. Chicken pot pies with puff pastry crusts, halloween. Using a small cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as possible. Roll out the remaining pastry to cut out 12 pastry lids. Top 50 most delicious puff pastry recipes recipe top 50s book 79 kindle edition by hatfield, julie. As you may know by now, i am ever so slightly obsessed by festive food.
Bake this easy mince pie recipe using readymade puff pastry and a jar of mincemeat, perfect for festive gettogethers. Fill each pie with a couple of teaspoons of mincemeat. Fill each one with mincemeat and brush the edges of the pies with the egg white. We make these every year, usually on christmas eve. Puff pastry mince pies have just four ingredients, so they are a quick and easy recipe thats perfect for introducing the kids to christmas baking. Leave to cool before releasing them from the muffin trays and dusting with a little more icing sugar. Ernest adams ready rolled butter puff pastry is the only one made with 25% pure butter, water, milk and food acid the other ernest adam pastries have animals fats and oils and a very long list of other additives. The queens pastry chef reveals her mince pie recipe hello. I have to tell you that it is really worth the trouble of making your own mincemeat and mince pies any bought ones are incomparable and always too sweet. Lay the sheet onto the tin, pushing it into the holes. Perfect mince pies fruit recipes jamie oliver recipes. Find traditional recipes or try making them with an orange and cinnamon pastry, or a boozy mincemeat filling with a crumblestyle topping. Finish off your pies with a sprinkling of icing sugar and pile high on. Its time to share my mince pies with cream cheese pastry.
One bite of a homemade shortcrust pastry mince pie and youll never want to buy them again. Combine the flour, almond meal, sugar, butter and philly in a food processor and process just until the mixture forms a soft dough. Bake the mince pies for 1520 mins until golden brown. Yes i know its boxing day and christmas is in its last stages but i hope youll forgive me only just getting to this post. Puff pastry and mincemeat treats recipe eat smarter usa. For the pastry 85g unsalted butter, room temperature 50g. Theres nothing quite like homemade mince pies at christmas. These puff pastry mince pie squares are great for making with the kids, in fact, the kids could probably make these themselves. It really wouldnt be christmas without being offered a mince pie, would it. Classic mince pies flaky pastry, mincemeat, sweet squash. Bloomberg has been organizing blind tastings with leading. Homemade mince pies 4 different ways bake then eat. The best minced meat puff pastry recipes on yummly keema patties puff pastry with minced meat filling, puff pastry sausage rolls, chicken puff pastry rolls. Roast chestnuts, sour fruits and sweet mincemeat are encased in puff pastry and baked in filo cups until golden and bubbling.
Grease 8 cups of a cake tin with a little butter, then flour a work surface to roll out the pastry to the thickness of just under a one pound coin. What inviting images of your little mince pies and what an inspiring recipe, i love little pastry, to cook and to eat. Cut out rounds so they are just a little larger than your tin, because the pastry does shrink a little during baking. The ultimate mince pie recipe from ballymaloes pastry pro. Here is the other mince pie recipe that i promised to make on my last video. Puff pastry is a classic staple that can serve as a base to many types of dishes. Sweet short crust pastry filled with delightful mincemeat. Sign up log in my feed articles meal planner new browse guided recipes.
The best minced beef and onion pie with puff pastry recipes on yummly easy steak pie, aussie meat pie, party pies aussie mini beef pies. The best mince puff pastry recipes on yummly puff pastry mince pies, chicken chorizo puff pastry rolls, easy mince puff pies. Puff pastry and mince meat what can i make recipes. A mince pie is the essence of christmas in a mouthful. Adam this pie is almost unrecognisable as a mince pie with very little filling for the amount of pastry. Lost in a storm of cranberries and pomegranate seeds, baking for everyone and anyone. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading puff pastry cookbook. Fruit mince pies with philly pastry recipe myfoodbook. The sweet and spicy fruit mix encased in crumbly pastry has been a. Lobster pot pies with puff pastry crust supergolden bakes my most popular recipe for vietnamese beef stew cooked in a slow cooker and turned into pot pies. Roll the puff pastry out thinly and using a wavy cutter cut out 24 circles approx.
Onto this sheet, dollop 2 teaspoons mincemeat into 3 x 6 rows, evenly spaced apart. Now youve nailed the pastry, put it to good use with one of our. Top 50 most delicious puff pastry recipes recipe top 50s book 79. Place half of the shapes on the lined baking trays, making sure there is plenty.
Place half the circles in the pie dishes so that the dough is just over the edge. Filopuff pastry with a mincemeat filling is verging on an eccles cake. Make a small slash with a knife in the centre of each pie. Carefully place the pastry lids over the top of each mince pie, pinching the two edges together with your fingers or a fork. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pastry recipes.
A lot of people get frightened to cook it but the fact is, there isnt much faster food, that tastes delicious around. In the remaining puff pastry, cut the same number of small circle but bigger i use a 58mm diameter cutter. Creamy seafood in puff pastry recipe puff pastry recipes. Knead the pastry dough into a ball with your hands, then wrap in clingfilm and leave to chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Brush the pastry edges with beaten egg white and roll up the pastry, pressing the edges lightly together. Whatever you decide, theyre sure to go down a treat with family and friends. This is my nod to the more traditional variety, but i think these are just a bit more interesting than usual, as the addition of delicious, sweet. As you will find in this recipe book, puff pastry can be used to create a puff pastry is the definition of elegant simplicity.
Roll out the pastry into a large rectangle and spread it with the meat mixture, leaving 2. Learn how to make mince pies with this recipe from jamie oliver. In a 1661 book about the interregnum, the author mentions the. These mini delights are prepared with old fashioned, homestyle puff pastry read more. Its day fifteen of the eats amazing advent calendar and todays recipe is for some classically festive mini mince pie puffs it wouldnt be christmas without a. For me though, the perfect christmas treat is a warm mince pie, served with a.