Food Allergy Mums’ Christmas mince pies
Food Allergy Mums’ Christmas mince pies
Makes 18
Cooks In30 minutes plus chilling
DifficultySuper easy
Nutrition per serving
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Ingredients
- 170 g gluten-free plain flour , plus extra for dusting
- 85 g dairy-free sunflower spread
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- cold water
- vegetarian mincemeat , to fill
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Method
- This pastry recipe makes quite a crisp biscuity pastry that is really delicious; it is not soft like the ready-made pastry you get with manufactured mince pies. Making pastry is very easy and takes moments. Just remember to keep the ingredients cool for success every time – you can always pop the dairy-free spread in the freezer for a while if it is very soft. We have also used jam as an alternative filling as we know it can be hard to find mincemeat without a ‘may contain traces of nuts’ warning which may not be suitable for some people with severe allergies.
- Place the flour and spread in a blender or food processor and pulse quickly until it looks like breadcrumbs.
- Tip the mixture into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Add a teaspoon of cold water and being bringing the pastry together with your hands into a ball. You will probably need between 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon of cold water to bring it together well. It should not be sticky. Add as little water as possible to give a short texture.
- Roll the pastry out on a flat surface, dusted with gluten-free flour and cut into circles using a fluted 6cm (2½ inch) cutter.
- Lift the pastry discs up carefully with a slice and place them into a muffin tray, gently pushing down with your fingers. Pop them in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes. Then preheat the oven to 220°C/200ºC fan/425°F/gas mark 7
- Bake the pastry cases in the oven for about 10 minutes until very lightly golden and sandy in texture.
- Spoon a generous teaspoon of mincemeat to fill the pastry case. You can leave them open or at this point pop a pastry lid or star shape on top. Then put back in the oven for a few minutes until the mincemeat starts to gently bubble or the pastry lid is a light golden colour.
- Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the mince pies to a wire rack, allowing them to cool fully before serving.
