Wealthy, buttery, and completely candy, these frangipane mince pies elevate the basic festive deal with with an almondy twist. We’re making these all from scratch and I’ve a tip for making the pastry next-level scrumptious. I assure I to need to make a couple of batch of those as a result of all of the household LOVE them.
One of the best mince pies are these frangipane Mince Pies with simple selfmade pastry. Serve heat (nothing beats scoffing a still-warm mince pie from the cooling rack).
Or serve chilly (a packed lunch deal with to place a smile in your face) for a scrumptious conventional Christmas snack.
📋 Components
For the pastry dough
I’m often pretty lazy relating to pastry – shopping for the pre-made and pre-rolled stuff. Nonetheless that is a straightforward model and solely takes a few minutes to tug collectively (plus a little bit of chilling time within the fridge).
- Plain Flour (all function flour)
- Icing Sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
- Chilly cubed butter
- Egg
- Orange Zest (that’s my secret ingredient)
You possibly can substitute in shop-bought candy shortcrust pastry however the orange zest on this pastry actually offers the entire mince pie a elevate and makes it additional Christmassy.
For the frangipane and filling
I did follow the pre-made mincemeat although, you can also make your individual however the store purchased stuff is simply as good and saves on time. We additionally want:
- Floor almonds (almond meal)
- Almond extract
- Golden caster sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Egg
- Flaked almonds
- Icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
- Mince meat – that is the candy, jammy, raisin-y stuff you purchase in jars. Not meat!! No precise meat is utilized in mince pies!!
🥧 The right way to Make Frangipane Mince Pies
***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this submit***
Make the shortcrust pastry dough
- Pulse the flour, icing sugar and chilly butter in a meals processor till the combination is the feel of nice breadcrumbs.
- Add the egg and orange zest and pulse once more till the dough simply begins to return collectively.
- Roll out the dough on a frivolously floured work floor to a single layer thats 4mm (somewhat over 1/eighth of an inch) thick.
- Cowl with cling movie and place within the fridge to relaxation for 30-60 minutes.
Professional Tip
For the right shortcrust pastry ensure the cubed butter is chilly. Additionally we’re solely pulsing the meals processor till the dough simply comes collectively, this can guarantee we don’t overwork the dough leading to a troublesome chewy dough relatively than a delicate crumbly pastry.
Make the frangipane
The frangipane is a straightforward home-made recipe too. Just like the one I take advantage of in my peach and almond tart, you don’t want a mixer – simply whisk it collectively in a bowl earlier than spooning on high of the mincemeat-filled pastry instances.
- Place the softened. butter and sugar in a big mixing bowl and beat it collectively till it goes a pleasant pale color.
- Add almond extract and an egg and blend till mixed.
- Then stir within the floor almonds then place within the fridge till you’re prepared to make use of it.
Bringing all of it collectively
- Preheat the oven to 190C/375F (fan)
- Reduce the pastry into rounds utilizing a fluted 8cm cutter and gently press them into your cake tin. It is best to get 16-18 minced pies so you could have to work in 2 batches.
- Add the mincemeat and high with a blob of the frangipane.
- Sprinkle with the flaked almonds and place within the oven for 15-20 minutes till golden brown
- Place them on a wire rack to chill earlier than dusting with icing sugar and serving.
Chris completely LOVEs something with almond flavours, from my Rhubarb and Almond Cake, Frangipane Croissants and even consuming the leftover marzipan after I’m adorning my Christmas cake or making a Battenberg, so I do know these almond mince pies might be gone in mere hours!
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🍽️ What to serve it with
Serve them heat or chilly, simply as they’re. Or you’ll be able to high with a blob of additional thick cream or serve with selfmade custard.
I assure Chris may have an enormous smile on his face with a pleasant cup of tea and a frangipane mince pie (or 3) in entrance of the TV each Sunday afternoon in December!
These have really changed the normal mince pies in our home. The frangipane topping and the trace of orange within the shortcrust pastry simply takes them to a different stage making them the most effective mince pies.
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? Ceaselessly Requested Questions
Within the UK mince pies are a Christmas staple however they aren’t wherever close to as widespread in different nations. In my view they’re lacking out.
🥄 Gear
With the intention to make these scrumptious festive Frangipane Mince Pies you will have:
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For the Pastry (or you should utilize ready-rolled candy shortcrust pastry):
Pastry
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First, make the pastry – Place the flour, confectioners’ sugar, and butter in a meals processor and pulse till nice crumbs type.
240 g (2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, 3 tbsp confectioners’ (icing) sugar, 125 g (1/2 cup + 1 tsp) unsalted butter
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Add the orange zest and egg and pulse once more till it simply comes collectively (add a few drops of chilly water if it is nonetheless too crumbly to return collectively).
finely grated zest of 1 orange, 1 medium egg
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Place the pastry on a big piece of baking parchment. Squash collectively to type it right into a ball, then place a second giant piece of baking parchment on high. Squash the ball down together with your fingers, then roll it out to 4mm (somewhat over 1/eighth of an inch) thick with a rolling pin.
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Place within the fridge to relax for 30-60 minutes.
Frangipane
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While the pastry is chilling, make the frangipane. Place the butter and sugar in a big bowl and beat it along with a picket spoon or hand mixer for a few minutes – till it goes paler.
90 g (6 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened, 100 g (1 cup) golden caster sugar (or use superfine)
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Stir within the egg and almond extract till blended.
1 giant egg, 1/2 tsp almond extract
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Then stir within the floor almonds. Place within the fridge till you’re prepared to make use of it.
90 g (1 1/2 cup) floor almonds (almond meal)
Frangipane mince pies
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Preheat the oven to 190C/375F (fan).
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As soon as the pastry is chilled, peel off either side of the baking parchment and reduce out rounds within the pastry utilizing an 8cm/3″ fluted cutter. Re-roll the pastry as essential. It is best to get 16-18 rounds.
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Press each bit of pastry fastidiously into the outlet of a 12-hole cake tin (an everyday fairy-cake tin – not a muffin tin, mine is 2.25 cm (just below an inch) deep). You may want two trays, or cook dinner them in 2 batches.
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Fill every pastry- gap with a tablespoon of mincemeat, then high with a tablespoon of frangipane and clean the highest barely (it should unfold because it cooks, so you do not must be too neat, its roughly 19g of the frangipane combination per pie). Be certain to not high with an excessive amount of frangipane, as it should overflow.
410 g (14.5 oz) jar mincemeat, 4 tbsp flaked almonds
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Sprinkle with the flaked almonds and place within the oven for 15-20 minutes till golden brown.
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Take out of the oven and depart to chill for five minutes. Then take away from the tray and place on a cool rack to chill additional. Sift over somewhat confectioners’ sugar, then serve heat or chilly.
2 tbsp confectioners’ sugar
Storage:
Retailer in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
Freezing:
Place cooled mince items in an hermetic container and freeze. Defrost for a few hours at room temperature earlier than serving.
Reheating:
If you wish to serve them heat (from room temp/defrosted), place within the oven at 170C/325F (fan), on a baking sheet. Cook dinner for 6-8 minutes, till scorching.
Dietary Info is per mince pie.
Energy: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 4g | Fats: 14g | Saturated Fats: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 3g | Trans Fats: 0.4g | Ldl cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
Vitamin info is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
This frangipane mince pie recipe was first printed in Dec 2015, Up to date in Dec 2024 with new photos, barely improved recipe and with added info.
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