Homemade puff pastry mince pies fresh from the oven, using only four ingredients.
This mince pies recipe is probably the easiest way to bake one of our favourite festive treats at home. Unlike our classic mince pies recipe which involves making your own pastry and mincemeat from scratch, this version uses ready-rolled pastry and mincemeat from a jar. It means you get an easy, speedy mince pie hit in just 40 minutes. Perfect for mincemeat lovers who find most recipes a bit pastry-heavy, the puffy texture makes them light, crisp, and delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 ready-roll puff pastry sheets
- 411g jar ready-made mincemeat (2tsp per pie)
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- 2tbsp demerara sugar
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Method
- Heat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one puff pastry sheet so that it's as thick as a £1 coin. Using a plastic knife, trim off 1cm from each edge, reserving the trimmings.
- Onto this sheet, dollop 2 teaspoons of mincemeat into three rows of six, evenly spaced apart, so that you have 18 little mounds of mincemeat. Gently dampen around each mound with a little water using a pastry brush.
- Lay the second sheet directly on top, encouraging the pastry to form a ravioli-shaped parcel around each little mound. Cut in straight lines in the grooves between the parcels.
- Bring the reserved pastry together and roll out. Cut out tiny star shapes, brush the underside with egg and stick onto the top of the pies. (If you're in a hurry you can skip this step).
- Use a fork to crimp the edges of each parcel together and snip two little holes in the top with plastic scissors. Brush with more egg, sprinkle with sugar, then transfer to two baking trays lined with baking parchment. Bake for 20 mins until puffed and golden.
Top tips for making puff pastry mince pies
This recipe is so simple, don't just confine it to Christmas. Swap out the mincemeat for jam, marmalade, or compote instead and you can make it at any time of year.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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