Healthy Fruit Mince Pies
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Serves: 24
- Fruit Mince:
- 1 large lemon
- 1 granny smith apple, grated
- 125g dates
- 125g currants
- 125g raisins
- 1 tablespoons orange marmalade
- ¼ cup brandy
- Pastry:
- 1 cup oats
- ½ cup wholemeal plain flour
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 60g butter (use vegan butter or coconut oil for vegan version)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- Fruit Mince:
- Start by zesting and juicing the lemon. Place both in a medium sized saucepan and set aside.
- Put the remaining skin of the lemon in another saucepan, cover with water, bring to the boil, and cook for 30 minutes, topping up the water as needed.
- Drain and process the lemon skin in a food processor to form a smooth paste.
- Add about 2 tablespoons of this paste to the saucepan with the lemon zest and juice, along with the apple, dried fruit and marmalade.
- Place saucepan over low heat and cook gently, with the lid on for about 10 minutes, but removing the lid and stirring every few minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool before adding the brandy.
- Set aside until ready to use. If not using straight away, store in the fridge
- Pastry:
- Add oats, flour, coconut, honey, butter and vanilla in the bowl of a food processor and process until the mix starts to come together.
- If you have time, rest pastry in the fridge for 15 minutes, otherwise proceed as follows.
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees (fan forced) and have two 12-hole, 1½ tablespoons capacity, round-based patty pans ready to use.
- Roll pastry disc between 2 sheets baking paper until 3mm thick.
- Using a 7cm round cutter, cut 24 rounds from pastry, re-rolling pastry scraps as necessary.
- Line holes of prepared pans with rounds.
- Using a 5cm star-shaped cutter, cut 24 stars from pastry.
- Spoon 1 level tablespoon fruit mince into each hole, pressing with back of spoon to level.
- Top each with a star.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until pastry is golden.
- Set aside for 5 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at https://healthyhomecafe.com/2014/12/21/healthy-fruit-mince-pies/
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