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MINCE PIES WITH ALMONDS
650 g sweet short crust pastry
650 g mincemeat
40 g unsalted butter
40 g caster sugar
3 tsp honey
1.50 tsp vanilla extract
2.50 tbsp double cream
100 g flaked almonds
50 g soft unsalted butter
50 g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tsp brandy, plus a little extra
2 tsp brandy, plus a little extra
2 tsp plain flour
75 g ground almonds
A few dried cranberries
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- To make the honey almond topping, melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the sugar, honey, vanilla extract, cream and almonds; bring to the boil, cook for a minute until the almonds soften slightly, then set aside
- To make the almond and cranberry topping; beat the butter and sugar until smooth then stir in the egg yolk, brandy, flour and ground almonds
- Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas4; roll out the pastry and using an 8cm cutter, stamp out 24 circles and use to line the holes of two 12-hole mince pie tins, rerolling the pastry as needed; three quarter fill each one with mincemeat and top 12 with the honey almond topping and the remaining 12 with the almond and cranberry topping; top each of the almond and cranberry pies with a few cranberries and few drops of brandy
- Bake the pies for 25 minutes or until golden