Christine Saxena's Swirly Mince Pies

Ingredients

  • 1 x 500g block puff pastry
  • 1 x 400g jar good quality mincemeat
  • 100g of glace cherries, quartered
  • 40g flaked almonds, toasted
  • Pinch of cinnamon
  • Pinch of ground ginger
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam (warmed)
  • Icing sugar, to dust

Method

  1. Line 2 large baking trays with two thicknesses of greaseproof paper. Roll the pastry into an oblong shape to about a 3mm thickness.
  2. Mix the mincemeat, cherries, cinammon & ginger together and spread the mixture over the pastry. Roll pastry up into a swiss roll shape & then cut into slices (about 2cm thick) & place each one onto the tray. You should have approx 18-20 slices. Brush with the warmed jam & sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
  3. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 200'c / 350'f / gase mark 2. Transfer to a cooling rack & when cool enough to handle place on a serving plate & dust with a little icing sugar.

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