Cranberry mince pies
Recipe for shortcrust tarts with cranberries
Today I invite you to try delicious English shortcrust pastries filled with cranberries and raisins. Such cranberry mince pies are very popular sweet baked goods in England, served mainly during the Christmas season. Of course, the filling can vary greatly, but usually it consists of dried fruits and nuts. I made these tarts using Nigella Lawson’s recipe and I highly recommend them!
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Cranberry mince pies step-by-step recipe
If you like small sweet tarts and can eat them even during the holidays, then you must try this recipe.
Cranberry mince pies recipe
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ingredients for cranberry mince pie filling
- 75 g cane sugar ((1/3 cup))
- 60 ml sweet red wine
- 300 g cranberries ((I used frozen))
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
- 150 g raisins
- 30 g dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons honey (- or to taste)
ingredients for orange shortcrust pastry for mince pies
- 240 g wheat flour (all-purpose (1 and 2/3 cups))
- 60 g margarine ( – cold)
- 60 g butter ( – cold)
- juice from one orange
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How to make cranberry filling for mince pies
- Put cranberries, raisins, and dried cranberries into a saucepan, add sugar, spices, and wine.75 g cane sugar, 60 ml sweet red wine, 300 g cranberries, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 150 g raisins, 30 g dried cranberries, 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
- Cook over low heat until the fruits break down and the liquid evaporates.
- Cool slightly, then add honey.2 tablespoons honey
- You can store the finished filling in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week.
How to make shortcrust pastry for mince pies
- Crumble the butter, margarine, and flour until a crumbly mixture forms.60 g margarine, 60 g butter, 240 g wheat flour
- Start adding orange juice little by little – just enough for the dough to come together nicely.juice from one orange
- Divide the finished dough into two portions, wrap in foil, and chill in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes.
- Take out one portion of the dough and roll it out thinly.
- Using a round cutter with a diameter of about 6 cm, cut out 12 circles.
- Line the muffin tins with them.
- Spoon some filling into the center.
- Re-knead and roll out the remaining dough, cut out small stars, and place them on top of the mince pies.
- Bake the mince pies at 220 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat mode) for about 15 minutes – until golden brown.
- After baking, wait 5 minutes, then carefully remove the mince pies.
- Prepare the second batch of mince pies and bake them.
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Shortcrust tarts with cranberries – notes
Mince pies are very popular shortcrust tarts in England filled with mincemeat :)
Literally – stuffed with ground meat.
Fortunately, it’s not chopped meat, but a dried fruit and nut filling with lard ….
And it was precisely this lard that had effectively deterred me until now, so I didn’t feel like making these tarts.
It was only at Nigella Lawson’s that I spotted a recipe for her mince pies and mincemeat without lard :D
And so I made her cranberry mince pies and I must admit, they were delicious.
Cranberries are sour and the tarts were not very sweet, but for me, they tasted perfect.
If you like sweet cakes and cookies, sweeten the cranberry filling with honey.
To bake my mince pies, I used a muffin tin – you’ll need to bake them in two batches, as the recipe yields about 24 cookies.
I also recommend vanilla cranberry muffins, yeast buns with cranberries or cranberry cookies.
Nigella’s recipe for mincemeat.
Recommended recipes for tarts and cupcakes perfect for holidays
Be sure to check out my other recipes for delicious small sweets perfect for the holidays. Here I recommend these three recipes:
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Mince Pies Recipe
Today, prepare with me English festive shortcrust tarts filled with cranberries and raisins. This filling is highly aromatic and full of spices, and when you eat such a tart, you feel the whole Christmas atmosphere. Thanks to the cranberries, the tarts are sweet and sour and have an amazing shortcrust pastry smelling of oranges. The whole creates an incredibly tasty combination. So if you are looking for an interesting and completely new recipe for sweets for this year's Christmas, bake these tarts with cranberry filling.
How to make mince pies?
See my detailed step-by-step recipe for cranberry mince pies and prepare them for Christmas or for the carnival season. You can also add your favorite chopped nuts to them. The tarts will be even tastier :) Be sure to check out my other tart recipes - you will find many inspiring recipes.
