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Spelt Vegan Mince Pies

by Lindsey Harrad   ·  5 years ago  
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These free-from treats use mincemeat made from scratch and spelt pastry to create a mince pie that’s perfect for vegans and anyone who needs to be nut and gluten-free.

DETAILS
  • Makes: 12 mince pies

  • Cooking time: 20-25 minutes

YOU WILL NEED

  • 2 x 12 hole tart tray, a star cutter larger than the holes of your tart tray and a small star cutter

INGREDIENTS

For the vegan mincemeat:

  • 75g grated apple
  • 1 orange, rind and juice
  • 50g coconut oil
  • 25g brown sugar
  • 125g mixed dried fruit and peel
  • 1 tsp mixed spice

For the pastry:

  • 150g Doves Farm Organic White Spelt Flour
  • 100g vegan baking block
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 3-6 tbsp water

For the glaze:

  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp boiling water
METHOD
  1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C, Fan 160°C, 350°F, Gas 4
  2. First make the mincemeat. Peel, core and coarsely grate the apple, into a saucepan.
  3. Finely grate the orange peel into the pan, squeeze and add the orange juice.
  4. Add the oil and sugar and simmer over a gentle heat for 8-10 minutes, until the apple starts to collapse into the syrup.
  5. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the mixed dried fruit and peel and mixed spice
  6. Cover leave to cool and leave to stand for 12 hours before use. The mincemeat can be put into sterilized jars, refrigerated for up to a week or frozen until required.
  7. When ready to make the pastry, put the flour and vegan fat into a large bowl.
  8. Using a pastry blender or fork, mash the fat into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
  9. Stir in the sugar.
  10. Sprinkle enough water over the flour and stir to bring together a soft ball of dough. Cover the bowl of dough and chill for 15 minutes.
  11. Rub a little oil around the insides of 2×12 hole tart trays and pre-heat the oven. Dust your work surface with flour and place the dough in the middle. Sprinkle flour over the dough and roll it out to the thickness of a £1 coin.
  12. Using a star pastry cutter larger than the holes of your tart tray, press out pastry stars.
  13. Lift the stars onto the prepared baking tray and leave to chill.
  14. Gather the pastry offcuts together and press them into a ball. Roll out the ball of off-cuts to the thickness of a £1 coin. Using the small star pastry cutter, press out small dough stars and leave these to chill.
  15. To make the glaze put the sugar and boiling water into a mug, stir to combine and set aside.
  16. Divide the vegan mincemeat between the prepared tart trays of pastry stars.
  17. Place the prepared small stars onto the mincemeat.
  18. Brush a little of the prepared glaze over the top of each star using a pastry brush
  19. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Recipe created by https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/freee