Mincemeat Trees
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Yield: 10 mins
Preparation time:
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Source:
| plain flour, for dusting | |
| 425g | pack ready-rolled |
| puff pastry | |
| 2 sheets | in each pack, optional |
| 350g | jar mincemeat |
| 1 | egg, beaten |
| icing sugar, to serve |
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line
two baking sheets with baking parchment.
Unroll one of the pastry sheets onto a
lightly floured surface, with the long edge
nearest you. Spread with mincemeat, top
with the second sheet of pastry, then cut
in half, widthways.
2 For each piece, cut 4 strips down,
measuring 6cm, 4cm, 2cm, and 1cm in
width. Next, cut across evenly to make
12 ‘ladders’ of pastry (dip the knife in
flour if it sticks). Brush with egg. Chill
for 10 mins.
3 Build the trees on the baking sheets:
stack the strips, mincemeat middles facing
up, starting with the longest and finishing
with the smallest. Angle them a little in the
middle to help them look more tree-like.
Once stacked, squash with your hand to
flatten into a tree shape. Can be frozen for
up to a month. Bake for 20 mins (25 mins
from frozen) or until the pastry is golden
and the mincemeat bubbling. Cool on the
tray for 5 mins, then lift onto a wire rack
to cool. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
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