Almond Crumble Mince Pies
Almond Crumble Mince Pies

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, almond crumble mince pies. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Delicious little pies that combine an orange short crust pastry base with mincemeat filling and an almond crumble topping. Serve these warm with whipped cream or brandy butter. This recipe can be made in to one large pie - but I still prefer the dainty individual mini pies!

Almond Crumble Mince Pies is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Almond Crumble Mince Pies is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook almond crumble mince pies using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Almond Crumble Mince Pies:
  1. Prepare 300 g plain flour
  2. Make ready 175 g butter (usually pastry is half fat to flour but I use extra for added buttery crispness)
  3. Get 2 tbsp caster sugar
  4. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  5. Take 1 egg yolk
  6. Prepare Last-minute Christmas mincemeat https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/480570-last-minute-christmas-mincemeat?ref=recipe
  7. Take For the streusel topping:
  8. Get 100 g plain flour
  9. Get 60 g butter, at room temperature
  10. Make ready 50 g demerara sugar
  11. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  12. Make ready 50 g flaked almonds

Press into the holes of the tart tins over the baking paper. Place a heaped TBS of mincemeat into each case and scatter some crumble over the tops. Mince Pies with Orange and Cinnamon Crumble Topping. Now, stay with me as I introduce a twist on the classic mince pie: Crumble Mince Pies.

Steps to make Almond Crumble Mince Pies:
  1. Put the flour, butter and cinnamon in a food processor and gradually pulse until you have a mixture the texture of fine breadcrumbs. You can also do this by hand using your finger tips to rub the butter into the flour.
  2. Add the sugar and egg yolk, and about 2 tbsp water. Pulse until the dough starts to form.
  3. When the pastry looks like this, tip it out onto a floured surface and use your hands to gently bring together into a ball. Flatten, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
  4. For the streusel topping, place the flour, butter, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse to fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the flaked almonds.
  5. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Roll out the chilled pastry and cut out circles of dough big enough to line bun tins, there was enough pastry to make 24, but I had one deep set of tins and one shallow set.
  6. Half fill the shells with mincemeat, then sprinkle the streusel mixture over to cover. Sprinkle a few slivered almonds on the top of each and then bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
  7. Allow to sit in the tins for about 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire tray. Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar and topped with a spoonful of brandy cream.

You all know by now I am OBSESSED with streusel/crumble toppings so it was natural for me to top a mince pie with crunchy oats for a nice change. Let me tell you; these are outstanding. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix marzipan and butter with pastry blender or fork until well blended. Stir in oats and flour until crumbly. In large bowl, mix all Filling ingredients.

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