Sweet Apple and Cider Mince Pies with Cheddar Pastry
These Sweet Apple Cider Mince Pies are filled with cinnamon, spices and apples, with a cheddar crust. This recipe brings together the best of Somerset flavours: cider, apples and cheddar cheese. Perfect for a Christmas treat.
Servings: 12
Calories: 168kcal
Ingredients
For the cider and apple mincemeat:
- 3 eating apples peeled, cored and diced
- 7 tablespoon dry cider
- 6 tablespoon raisins
- 2 tablespoon dried mixed fruit
- 3 teaspoon light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the cheddar pastry:
- 150 g plain flour
- 75 g cold butter cubed
- 35 g mature cheddar grated (I used Wyke Farms Vintage Cheddar)
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1 cold egg lightly beaten
To serve:
- Powdered icing sugar
Instructions
For the cider and apple mincemeat:
- Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan over a medium/high heat. Stir well and heat until the liquid boils. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring often.
For the cheddar pastry:
- In a food processor, blitz the flour, butter, cheddar and sugar until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg and whiz until it forms a ball. If necessary, add a teaspoon of very cold water to make it come together.
- Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill for 10 mins.
To assemble:
- Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan/400F, lightly grease the cups of a tart or muffin tray.
- Roll out the pastry to 3mm thick and cut into rounds slightly larger than the holes in the muffin tray.
- Cut the scraps into shapes with a small cookie cutter. Re-roll the pastry if necessary.
- Place the circles into the tart/muffin tray, add a heaped teaspoon of the filling and top with a pastry shape.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden and allow to cool before serving.
- Optional: dust the tarts with powdered icing sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg