Choose print version

ChefScribe
dessertbaking15 minutes

Minced Pies with Orange and Marzipan

A festive mince pie recipe with orange zest and marzipan topping.

BritBox

A festive mince pie recipe with orange zest and marzipan topping.

About 20 min
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
About 35 min
Total time
12
Yield

Ingredients

8 ingredients

Adjust servings

Servings: 126 to 24

Ingredients and nutrition update together

Per serving112 kcal
Fat
5.6g
Carbs
13.2g
Protein
2.1g

Whole recipe (12 servings): 1344 kcal

  • 175 g plain flour
  • 75 g cold butter
  • 25 g icing sugar
  • grated zest of an orange
  • 1 egg
  • mincemeat
  • 100 g chopped dried apricots
  • 125 g chilled marzipan

Method

9 steps
  1. Whisk together the plain flour, cold butter, icing sugar, and grated orange zest in a processor or rub in by hand.
  2. Add the egg and mix until the dough reaches the right consistency.
  3. Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes until firm.
  4. Roll out the pastry thinly and cut out circles larger than the tart tins.
  5. Line the tart tins with the pastry circles, prick the base with a fork.
  6. Fill each tart with mincemeat and sprinkle with chopped dried apricots.
  7. Grate chilled marzipan over each tart.
  8. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C fan for about 15 minutes until golden and crisp.
  9. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Print recipe

Recipe notes

Equipment

  • pastry cutter
  • tart tins
  • baking sheet

Save recipes like this from any YouTube video

Create beautiful, printable recipe cards with ChefScribe.

Get 6 free recipes every month.