Christmas Mince Pies
Ingredients
- 150gms ground almonds. 25gms coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pinch of salt. 1/4 teaspoon baking powder. Combine all ingredients together to form a dough. Wrap in cling film & pop into the fridge for 1 hour. Next divide into 12 small balls (save 3 aside to make the stars ? for topping)
- Filling: 4 juicy medjool dates
- A large handful of pistachios
- Rind of 1/4 orange ? and about 2 tablespoons juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation
Press and mould the other balls into greased mini cupcake moulds to form thin pastry ‘cups’. With the remaining pastry roll Flat. Use star ⭐️ cutters to cut 9 small stars for topping the mince pies
Bake in the oven at 170’ for 10mins. The stars ⭐️ Will only need half the time so keep an eye on them
Grate in a little nutmeg, add a pinch of crushed cloves & crushed green cardamoms
Finely chop the dates and nuts and mix well with the other ingredients
Fill into cooked pastry & they are ready to eat