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What you need:

Pastry

  • 375g/12oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 175g/6oz Butter or Margarine
  • 150ml/¼ pint Cold Water

 

Filling

  • Jar of Mincemeat

 

Topping

  • 50g/2oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 2 Eggs (beaten)
  • 75g/3oz Shamrock Desiccated Coconut, plus 2-3 tablespoons extra

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease two 12 hole bun trays.
  2. Place flour in a mixing bowl, coarsely rub in the butter/margarine. Add sufficient water (about 150ml/¼ pint) to mix to a soft dough.
  3. Turn onto a lightly floured board and gently knead. Roll out pastry on a floured board and cut out 24 discs and place in the prepared tins. Place in the fridge while making topping.
  4. Using the all-in-one method, beat together the flour, sugar, butter, eggs and the coconut until mixture is creamy.
  5. Put a spoonful of mincemeat into each of the pies and then top with a spoonful of coconut mixture. Sprinkle a little more coconut on top and bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown. These can be frozen when cold.

 

Coconut Mince Pies

CATEGORY: Christmas
COOK TIME: 18-20 mins

What you need:

Pastry

  • 375g/12oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 175g/6oz Butter or Margarine
  • 150ml/¼ pint Cold Water

 

Filling

  • Jar of Mincemeat

 

Topping

  • 50g/2oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 2 Eggs (beaten)
  • 75g/3oz Shamrock Desiccated Coconut, plus 2-3 tablespoons extra

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease two 12 hole bun trays.
  2. Place flour in a mixing bowl, coarsely rub in the butter/margarine. Add sufficient water (about 150ml/¼ pint) to mix to a soft dough.
  3. Turn onto a lightly floured board and gently knead. Roll out pastry on a floured board and cut out 24 discs and place in the prepared tins. Place in the fridge while making topping.
  4. Using the all-in-one method, beat together the flour, sugar, butter, eggs and the coconut until mixture is creamy.
  5. Put a spoonful of mincemeat into each of the pies and then top with a spoonful of coconut mixture. Sprinkle a little more coconut on top and bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown. These can be frozen when cold.

 

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