Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, cubed, at room temperature
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup ground almonds
2 tbsp. water
20 oz mixed dried fruit
3 oz mixed orange and lemon peel
3/4 cup almond slivers, toasted
1 large apple, cored and chopped, but not peeled
4 cups dark muscovado sugar
1 tsp. nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp. allspice powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder
grated rind and juice of 1 orange
1 egg, beaten (for glaze)
flour for dusting
confectioners sugar to decorate
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 390F. Start with the pastry crust by sifting flour into a bowl. Add butter, confectioners sugar, and ground almonds, rubbing ingredients with your fingers until they form the consistency of fine bread crumbs. Then add egg yolks and a tablespoon of cold water, kneading gently until no longer sticky and a soft dough is formed. Chill for 30 minutes. Make the sweet mince by placing mixed dried fruit, orange and lemon peels, and toasted almonds in a sauce pan and cooking on low heat for several minutes, stirring frequently. Add in chopped apples, muscovado sugar, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon. Finally, add in orange rind and juice. Mix well until everything is soft and thoroughly combined. Remove pan from heat and let mixture cool, stirring occasionally, and mixing thoroughly once finished cooling. Sprinkle a working surface and pastry dough with flour. Roll pastry dough with flour. Roll pastry dough into a thin sheet, flipping over halfway through. Use cookie cutters to cut out 6 round and 6 star-shaped pieces of dough. Gently press round pastry discs in a bun pan (or mini tart pans). Place a spoonful of mince in the cup formed by each disc. Brush the edges of one side of each star-shaped dough piece with a little water. Place each star pastry wet-side down on top of the cups of mince. Gently press with your fingers to seal edges shut. Generously coat the top of star lids with beaten egg using a pastry brush. Place pan in the middle of the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until pastries are golden brown. Dust with confectioners sugar to finish, and then serve hot or cold. |
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