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Sift the flour into a bowl and add in the sugar.
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Rub in the sunflower spread and the egg yolk until you get a breadcrumb consistency.
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With a round ended knife, gradually mix in the water until you reach a nice doughy consistency. You might need more or less than the 3-4 tbsp specified.
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Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 15 mins or so before use.
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Roll out the pastry to round about the same width as a pound coin and cut out 18 circles with an 8cm cutter.
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Grease a patty or muffin tin and line each section with the rounds, place about 2tsp of mince meat in the middle of each.
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Roll out the marzipan to about half a centimetre thick and cut with a 4.5cm cutter, place a round on the top of each pie.
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Place in an oven preheated to gas mark 5/190c for about 20 mins until pastry is golden and the marzipan is bubbling and well browned, leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins or so before removing. Once cold dust with icing sugar.
Gluten Free Marzipan Topped Mince Pies
Back to all recipes.Mince pies are that Christmas tradition you just have to take part in, I'm not the biggest fan but I still have to make them, just because it's not Christmas without the smell of freshly baked pies otherwise! Delicious crumbly gluten free pastry filled with juicy, spiced mince meat, the must have Christmas tart.
This recipe is...
- Preparation Time: 30 Mins
- Cooking Time: 30 Mins
- This recipe makes 18 pies
This recipe contains:
- Dairy
- Egg
- Tree Nuts
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Ingredients
340g gluten free plain flour
170g sunflower spread
1 egg yolk
80g caster sugar
3-4tbsp water
About 300g morrisons mincemeat or other gluten free mincemeat
200g golden marzipan
Icing sugar for dusting
Method
Nutritional Information (Per mince pie)
Cals
Calories
222
Carbs
36g
Fibre
1g
Fat
8g
Sugar
17g
Protein
2g
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.
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