Mince Pie Pinwheels
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Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • 2 packets of ready made shortcrust pastry sheets
  • 1 packet of filo pastry sheets (you will need 6 sheets)
  • 2 jars of good quality mincemeat
  • 2 apples
  • 1 clementine
  • flaked almonds
  • 100g sour cherries
  • approx 150g butter, melted
  • icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
  1. Pre heat the oven to 200oC / 180oC (fan)
  2. Take your filo pastry sheets and butter one side well and then cut each sheet into 4 squares and place each square buttered side down into each muffin tin hole,leave to one side
  3. Unwrap the shortcrust pastry sheets, and leave them on the greaseproof paper that they were rolled inside
  4. Spread the mincemeat onto each sheet
  5. Then sprinkle the fruit, nuts and zest over the top
  6. Roll the sheets up long ways to make long pastry sausage shapes
  7. Cut each one into 12 pieces so you end up with 24 all together
  8. Place each swirl into each muffin tin hole
  9. Using a pastry brush dab the pinwheels with some more melted butter
  10. Bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes until golden brown and cooked
  11. once cooled, remove from the tins and dust with icing sugar
  12. These will freeze.
Recipe by Mummy Mishaps at http://www.mummymishaps.co.uk/2015/12/mince-pie-pinwheels.html