Preheat the oven to 180C. I love mince pies made with crispy light filo pasty.

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Repeat until you have 4 filo sheets stacked into each mould.

Mince pies with filo pastry. I usually make almond-topped filo mince pies but this year Ive also been making these samosa mince pies which are a bit different but also very easy. Give mince pies a makeover with this alternative recipe - all the festive flavour wrapped up in sheets of filo pastry and baked until crisp. Brush each mould again with a touch of butter and layer on another filo sheet.

However any sour cherry including frozen can be used. To make the filling mix together the mincemeat cranberries orange zest hazelnuts and flaked almonds until well. Scroll down for step-by-step photos of the samosa-folding.

Take a muffin tray and brush them with melted butter and press a square of filo into each mould. Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6200C400F. You can also substitute other fruits such as apple which I grate and combine with Crispy filo mince pies with pear and apple mincemeat Try.

Firstly grease the 12 hole cupcake tin with some softened butter. Made with apple and less dried fruit than in classic recipes this healthier mincemeat is lower in sugar. 50 out of 5 star rating.

Lay the 6 sheets of filo pastry on top of each other and cut into 8 squares. Filo pastry is lower in fat than shortcrust or puff so reduces the fat and calories too. Unfold filo pastry and use half of it to line 36 patty tins layering 4 small squares of pastry into each patty tin and misting each layer of with a little spray.

1 hr and 50 mins. Cut your ready-made filo pastry sheets into squares. Repeat until youve used up all of the filo pastry.

Bake in the centre of the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the filo pastry is crisp and golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.