Mincemeat Palmiers
Ingredients
- 2 sheets ready made, ready rolled puff pastry, we now use Tesco Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
- 1 x 400 gram jar mincemeat, we use Tesco's Finest
- finely grated zest of one orange or tangerine
- 75 grams dried cranberries
- 1 whole apple cored, peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- oil or butter to grease, we now use a silicone mat
- 1 egg, lightly beaten for egg-wash
- icing sugar to dust
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Description
An easier and fruitier alternative to mince pies
Method
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Preheat the oven to 220Β°C/450F/Gas 7.
Mix together mincemeat, orange zest, apple, cranberries and brandy, unroll one sheet of pastry onto a lightly floured work surface, with a short end facing you, spread over half mincemeat mix, leaving a 1 inch border along the short edge furthest away from you, brush this pastry edge with egg.
Roll up the sheet of pastry from both ends, so that they meet in the middle, repeat for the second sheet of pastry and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes, then slice into Β½ inch thick pieces place the slices onto greased baking sheets and place in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cooked golden brown and crisp, place onto a wire rack to cool when cool dust with icing sugar, Serve and Enjoy!
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