Newsletter Recipes
Mincemeat Samosas
Ingredient:
- 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 3 1/2 tbsp dried ready-to-eat apricots, chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp shelled pistachios
- 3 1/2 tbsp dried cranberries
- 6 ounces sultanas
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 2 tbsp brandy
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 3 1/2 tbsp butter, melted and kept warm
- 6 sheets filo pastry
- Icing sugar, to decorate
Preparation:
- Mix together the fruit, dried fruit, nuts, spices and brandy. Leave the mixture in the fridge for 30 mins to allow the flavors to develop, then stir in the honey.
- Heat oven to 395 F. Arrange the filo sheets with the short side facing you and, using scissors, cut the stack in 3 vertically, to make long strips. Brush the top 3 strips with melted butter.
- Working quickly, put 1 heaped spoonful of mincemeat at the top of the first strip. Fold one corner of the pastry over it to form a triangle, then continue folding alternately left and right to form a triangular package, until you’ve used up all the strip. Repeat with the other strips, brushing with butter before folding.
- Place on a baking sheet and brush each one with more melted butter. Bake for 15-20 mins until crisp and golden. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm.
Yield:
18 servings
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