Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, filo pastry mince pies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Try this lighter version of mince pies made with filo pastry and fresh apples and pears. Lay the sheets of filo pastry out on top of each other and cut them in half across the width. Serve hot or cold, everyone will love them. Rub a small about of butter in the holes of a muffin tray and sprinkle a small amount of icing Sugar after.

Filo pastry mince pies is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Filo pastry mince pies is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have filo pastry mince pies using 4 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Filo pastry mince pies:

1. Make ready 1 jar mincemeat
2. Get 12 sheets filo pastry
3. Make ready 150 g butter
4. Make ready 1 tbsp icing sugar

Mincemeat (the British kind made of dried fruit) is mixed with chopped apples and pears and then it's all rolled in filo pastry and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. I love how traditional Christmas food really makes the holiday special. Unroll the sheets of filo pastry, but keep the layers together. Mince pies are a must at Christmas, and you can't go wrong with these filo versions laced with zesty orange and a splash of warming brandy.

Instructions to make Filo pastry mince pies:

1. Rub a small about of butter in the holes of a muffin tray and sprinkle a small amount of icing Sugar after.
2. Melt the rest of the butter in the microwave for about 1 minute.
3. Take a sheet of filo pastry and cut into rough quarters
4. Take one quarter at a time and brush some of the melted butter on one side. Repeat with the other quarters.
5. Layer each quarter in a muffin hole and add a generous dollop of mincemeat
6. Fold the layers over themselves and brush with more butter
7. Repeat this until all the holes are filled
8. Sprinkle over some icing sugar and bake in the oven for about 15-20 mins on 180 degrees until golden and crispy on the top
9. Carefully remove each pie and leave to cool on a rack… or eat warm!
10. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

Unroll the sheets of filo pastry, but keep the layers together. Mince pies are a must at Christmas, and you can't go wrong with these filo versions laced with zesty orange and a splash of warming brandy. Fill each pastry case with a heaped tablespoon of mincemeat, then loosely fold the overhanging filo towards the middles. Place one square into a muffin tin press down gently. Take another square and lay it crosswise on the first square.

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