Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, almond crumble mince pies. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Delicious little pies that combine an orange short crust pastry base with mincemeat filling and an almond crumble topping. Serve these warm with whipped cream or brandy butter. This recipe can be made in to one large pie - but I still prefer the dainty individual mini pies!
Almond Crumble Mince Pies is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Almond Crumble Mince Pies is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook almond crumble mince pies using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Almond Crumble Mince Pies:
- Get 300 g plain flour
- Prepare 175 g butter (usually pastry is half fat to flour but I use extra for added buttery crispness)
- Take 2 tbsp caster sugar
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Get 1 egg yolk
- Prepare Last-minute Christmas mincemeat https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/480570-last-minute-christmas-mincemeat?ref=recipe
- Make ready For the streusel topping:
- Make ready 100 g plain flour
- Prepare 60 g butter, at room temperature
- Get 50 g demerara sugar
- Get 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Prepare 50 g flaked almonds
Spoon over the topping, then smooth it to the edges of the pastry with a palette knife. Good Pastry is Essential - Try Mince Pies with Almond Pastry. In addition to the carefully created and balanced mincemeat and a spiced crumble blanket, the recipe below is for Christmas mince pies with almond pastry. Crisp, and not over-sweet, I have been using my almond pastry for years.
Instructions to make Almond Crumble Mince Pies:
- Put the flour, butter and cinnamon in a food processor and gradually pulse until you have a mixture the texture of fine breadcrumbs. You can also do this by hand using your finger tips to rub the butter into the flour.
- Add the sugar and egg yolk, and about 2 tbsp water. Pulse until the dough starts to form.
- When the pastry looks like this, tip it out onto a floured surface and use your hands to gently bring together into a ball. Flatten, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
- For the streusel topping, place the flour, butter, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse to fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the flaked almonds.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Roll out the chilled pastry and cut out circles of dough big enough to line bun tins, there was enough pastry to make 24, but I had one deep set of tins and one shallow set.
- Half fill the shells with mincemeat, then sprinkle the streusel mixture over to cover. Sprinkle a few slivered almonds on the top of each and then bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
- Allow to sit in the tins for about 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire tray. Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar and topped with a spoonful of brandy cream.
Mince Pies with Orange and Cinnamon Crumble Topping. Combine the crumble ingredients in a small bowl, then sprinkle a little over the top of each mince pie. Put the dried fruit and jam in a small pan, heat until melted together, then stir in the brandy and cool. In a small bowl, make the crumble topping by rubbing the butter into the flour until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and almonds.
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