The Crazy Kitchen: Home Made Mincemeat and Mincemeat & Apple Parcels

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Home Made Mincemeat and Mincemeat & Apple Parcels

For the last few years I've been making my own mincemeat at Christmas, and I don't know why I didn't start making it sooner, as it's one of the simplest things. All it takes is a little soaking and mixing and then into sterilised jars, ready to use over the holiday period.

My first mincemeat was chocolate flavoured, which added to the richness of it, and it was great in recipes such as mincemeat palmiers, mincemeat pancakes, mincemeat ice cream and mincemeat slices.

You don't need to be a culinary genius to make mince pies, especially if you use ready rolled puff pastry to make these mincemeat and apple parcels. If you want to have a go at making your own mincemeat, my recipe can be found at the end of the post.

Mincemeat & Apple Parcels - makes approx 20 small parcels

320g pack of ready rolled puff pastry

200g mincemeat

1 small Bramley apple, peeled, cored & finely chopped

1 egg, beaten

caster sugar

open out the pastry and cut into approx 20 equal squares
mix together the mincemeat and Bramley apple
spoon a small amount (approx 1 tsp) of mincemeat/apple into the centre of each square
brush around the edge of the pastry with beaten egg
fold one corner of the pastry diagonally across to the other corner and seal around the edges with a fork
lay onto a baking sheet and brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with a little caster sugar
(at this point you can freeze a few to bake at a later stage)
bake in a preheated 200C oven for approx 15 minutes, until golden brown and puffed up