Jade’s Yummy Mince Pies

Ingredients

• 120g Plant S pea flour (plus extra for dusting)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• A good pinch of grated nutmeg
• 50g cold unsalted organic butter, cubed
• 30g icing sugar
• 1 medium egg, organic and free range
• 1/4 tsp vanilla paste
• Zest half an orange
• 200g of your favourite mincemeat filling

Makes approximately 6 mince pies

Method

Pastry

• Pop your flour, cinnamon, and grated nutmeg in a bowl and stir together well. Add the butter to this and rub the mix together with your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs
• Now add the icing sugar and stir again
• Crack the egg into the middle with the vanilla and mix until the dough starts to come together
• Generously flour a work surface and turn the dough out onto it. Knead gently until the dough is smooth and uniform
• Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 2 hours in the fridge
• Upgrade your filling – Add your orange zest to the mincemeat filling and combine well

Making the pies

• Once the dough is chilled, lightly flour the worktop again
• Roll out the dough until it’s approx. 0.5cm and cut-out rounds and stars
• Place the round shapes in a cupcake baking tray and gently push down so they mould to the shape of the well
• Fill with your mincemeat and cover with a star dough cut out

Baking

• Bake in a preheated oven at 175 degrees for around 18 minutes
• Leave to cool a little, and then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely
• Dust with icing sugar and dig in