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Cranberry & Goat's Cheese ''Mince Pies''
I enjoy a mince pie or 2 over Christmas time, but this year, I decided to do a more savoury spin on them. First of all, a homemade shortcrust pastry is a must - and this one is so short, buttery and simply melts in your mouth. One wouldn't guess that it was done in a flash using a food processor. The filling is a combination of spiced caramelised onion & dried cranberries and goat's cheese. I also make a quick thyme sugar for sprinkling after baking. So the flavour profile is sweet, tart, spicy, salty and herbaceous. It just works! If you really want to mess with your guests' minds, make these. Need to see how I made them? Click here to view our last cooking video for 2017! Videography by with Popped Red Balloon Productions.Thanks for all the support! Wishing you a blessed Christmas with loved ones and a kick-ass 2018. See you next year ;-)
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Carey Erasmus📖 bitsofcarey
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- food processor
- oven
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place the cake flour, icing sugar and salt into a food processor. Add the block of butter and blend until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
2
Beat the egg, lemon juice and water together and pour into the processor. Blend until the pastry just comes together. Do not overwork it.
large egg yolks3(10 ml) mixed spice2 tspegg (beaten)1c (750 ml) cake flour3lemon juice20 mlc (60 ml) ice-cold water1/4c (60 ml) brown sugar1/4c (60 ml) sugar1/4
3
Divide into 2 pieces. One slightly bigger than the other. Wrap or cover and chill for ⏱️ 30 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, heat the butter. Add the onion, cranberries, sugar and spice. Simmer for +- ⏱️ 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Cool to room temperature.
c (750 ml) cake flour3c (60 ml) ice-cold water1/4dried cranberries125 gc (60 ml) brown sugar1/4(10 ml) mixed spice2 tspc (60 ml) sugar1/4
5
Preheat oven to 200 Degrees Celsius.
6
Roll the bigger portion of pastry out to cut out 12 x 10 cm circles. Grease a cupcake tray or patty pan and line with the pastry circles.
7
Fill each one with a heaped teaspoon of cooled cranberry filling, top with goat's cheese and a few thyme leaves.
8
Roll the smaller portion of pastry out to cut toppers for each pie: smaller circles, stars, leaves - whatever you like :-)
9
Brush the exposed pastry with egg and top with cut pie toppers. Brush with egg.
large egg yolks3(10 ml) mixed spice2 tspegg (beaten)1
10
Bake for ⏱️ 12 - 15 minutes.
11
Grind sugar and thyme together until fragrant. Place in a sieve and sprinkle of the mince pies!
12
Serve warm or room temperature.
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