Mince Pies

mildred1978

Yes to either, but they won't be particularly traditional!

mildred1978

You could always make pastry. It's incredibly easy.

OrkneyStar

Out local bakery always has a puff pastry variety of mince pies and that is how I make mine. They would be even nicer with Filo, much less 'claggy'. Of course short crust pastry is one of the easiest things to make....loads of recipes online.

LondonDreamer

Can't say I've tried them, but there's a Jamie Oliver recipe that uses puff and filo... http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/mince-pies

I agree with the above posters though, I'd make the pastry if you wanted shortcrust.

rosie383

Check out Lorraine Pascal. Her 'last minute Christams' show was on the other night and she made mince pies in a kind of star shape using puff pastry. Looked dead easy and yummy.
Here is the link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/food/2011/12/bbc-food-christmas-tv-preview.shtml

HTH

adelight

you could make some mince pie swirls? like a mince pie crossed with a danish pastry.

Memory_Girl

Seconded for easy pasty with stars on - beats all that crimping faff.

http://mortgagefreeinthree.com/2011/12/crumbly-mince-pies/

We are on our third dozen now

MG

Rummer

I am partial to mince pies and I like the ones made with puff as they are a bit lighter to eat

mildred1978

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Seconded for easy pasty with stars on - beats all that crimping faff.

http://mortgagefreeinthree.com/2011/12/crumbly-mince-pies/

We are on our third dozen now

MG

I didn't think members were allowed to link to their own sites in their posts :huh:

meritaten

ok - I think you could adapt a Delia Smith recipe with the filo pastry and the mince filling.
make mince crackers! take a sheet of filo pastry and cut it in half - then put a tablespoon of filling in the middle and roll up - make cracker shapes out of it - or if thats too much fuss - cut the filo into squares and make 'purses'. (which is incidentally what I am doing this year) and cook in a hottish oven until the pastry is golden - which i expect will take about 15 mins!