Name: Vegetarian Christmas Recipe: Mince Pies
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2x 320g Jus-Rol™ Shortcrust Pastry Sheet; 411g good quality mincemeat; Caster sugar for sprinkling

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mincemeat sprinkled with caster sugar served in a wooden plate

Vegetarian Christmas Recipe: Mince Pies

Traditional mince pies are always a crowd-pleaser, vegetarian or otherwise! Sweet mincemeat encased in Jus-Rol shortcrust pastry – the perfect vegetarian Christmas recipe.

Difficulty: Easy
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12 Pies

Ingredients:

2x 320g Jus-Rol™ Shortcrust Pastry Sheet
411g good quality mincemeat
Caster sugar for sprinkling

Equipment:

Rolling pin
Pastry brush
12-hole tart tin
Cookie cutter
7cm and 5mm or 3-inch cutter

Method:

Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C for fan-assisted ovens. Have ready a 12-hole tart tin and take the pastry out of the packaging 10-15 minutes before you are ready to use it.
Unroll the pastry and using a 7.5cm/3″ cutter cut out 12 discs and line the base of the tin. Cut out 12 smaller discs with a fluted cutter for the lids and set aside. (You may find that you are able to cut 10 discs out of the first sheet, simply re-roll the off cuts to make 12).
Fill each case with 2 teaspoons of mincemeat, lightly moisten the undersides of pastry lids with water and use to top tarts, pressing gently at edges to seal.
Make a hole in the top of each pie with the tip of a sharp knife (to allow any steam to escape), brush with water, sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with a little more sugar; allow to stand in the tin for 2-3 minutes before carefully transferring to a cooling rack.

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