EASY FLORENTINE MINCE PIES

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Try these florentine-inspired mince pies with almonds, glacé cherries and dark chocolate. With crisp shortcrust and mincemeat, it's a winning combination

Provided by Liberty Mendez

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

115g mincemeat (ensure vegetarian, if needed)
1 orange, zested
1 1⁄2 tbsp bourbon or orange juice
30g ground almonds
60g glacé cherries, roughly chopped
375g sheet of ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp demerara sugar
50g dark chocolate

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Mix the mincemeat, orange zest, bourbon or orange juice, ground almonds and cherries together in a medium bowl.
  • Unravel the pastry on its baking parchment and stamp out as many circles as you can using an 8cm round cutter. Re-roll the offcuts and stamp out more circles until all the pastry has been used (you should get about 14 in total). Spoon 1 tsp of the mincemeat mixture into the middle of each circle, leaving a 2cm border. Gently fold the edges of the exposed pastry inwards to slightly cover the filling.
  • Transfer the pies to the lined baking sheet, spaced slightly apart. Brush the pastry with the milk and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake for 18-20 mins until golden brown, then leave to cool slightly.
  • While the pies cool, put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and melt in 20-second bursts in the microwave, or melt in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, ensuring the bowl isn't touching the water. Drizzle over the pies before serving. Will keep in an airtight container for three days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

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