A plate of star-topped mince pies with candles and fairy lights in the background

Clementine mince pies

Name: Clementine mince pies
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g mincemeat; 4 clementines zested and 2 juiced; 3 tbsp Cointreau; 300g plain flour plus more for dusting; 175g unsalted butter cold and cubed; 1 egg yolk; 2 tbsp icing sugar plus more to serve

Adam Bush

Published: December 21, 2020 at 10:23 AM

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Makes 12

Easy

Total time: 1 hr and 20 mins

+ Cooling

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Fresh clementine zest and a dash of Cointreau is what makes these mince pies extra special. Finish with a pastry star topper

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Ingredients

Nutrition

500g mincemeat
4 clementines

zested and 2 juiced
3 tbsp Cointreau

PASTRY

300g plain flour

plus more for dusting
175g unsalted butter

cold and cubed
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp icing sugar

plus more to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal346
fat14.6g
saturates7.8g
carbs47.4g
sugars28g
fibre1.9g
protein3.2g

Method

step 1

To make the pastry, pulse the flour and butter in a food processor until a breadcrumb texture forms. Add the egg yolk and sugar, then pulse again until the mixture begins to clump and a dough forms. If it’s not clumping, add ice-cold water, 1 tsp at a time, and pulse again, until a dough forms. Cut away a third of the dough, then wrap both pieces and chill for 30 minutes.
step 2

In a large bowl, combine the mincemeat, clementine zest and juice, and Cointreau.
step 3

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Divide the larger piece of pastry into 12 pieces, form into balls, then roll each one into a thin circle on a lightly floured worksurface. Use these pastry circles to line a regular 12-hole cupcake tin. Spoon the mincemeat equally between each case.
step 4

Roll the smaller piece of dough out on a lightly floured worksurface, then use a small star cutter to cut shapes out of the pastry. Use them to top each mince pie.
step 5

Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden. Remove from the tin, cool on wire racks, then dust with icing sugar to serve.

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