Name: A Mince Pie
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: zest and juice of 1 orange; pinch of ground nutmeg; 10 g (½ oz) mixed peel; zest and juice of 1 lemon; 100 ml (3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup) brandy (I love using Amaretto); 50 g (2 oz/¼ cup) dark brown sugar; 1 large Bramley apple, peeled, cored and grated; 170 g (6 oz/1¾ cups) ground almonds (almond meal); 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) plant milk (I like oat milk); pinch of sugar; 115 g (4 oz) vegan butter, plus extra for greasing; 250 g (9 oz/2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; pinch of salt; 1 vanilla pod (bean), split and the seeds scraped out, or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract; 80 g (3 oz) vegan butter, melted; 70 ml (2½ fl oz/5 tablespoons) plant milk; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon cornstarch (cornflour); 50 g (2 oz/⅓ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 100 g (3½ oz/½ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 375 g (13 oz) mixed dried fruit

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Celebrate

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2021

About

My husband loves mince pies. Actually, he is pretty obsessed with them. So, the fact that he approved of this version is win-win. This is a big mince pie rather than lots of smaller ones, with a frangipane topping to marry it all together.

Ingredients

For the Mincemeat

375 g (13 oz) mixed dried fruit
1 large Bramley apple, peeled, cored and grated<

Method

Chop the dried fruit with a knife before adding to a bowl. Then add all the other mincemeat ingredients and mix thoroughly. Keep in the fridge overnight.

To make the pastry, add all the dry ingredients to a bowl. Chop the butter into small pieces and rub into the flour mix with your hands. Add the milk, a little at a time, and mix well to form a dough. Allow to rest somewhere warm for 1