Mincemeat Cream Cheese Pastries Recipes

MINCEMEAT

Steps:

• Combine cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl. Reserve 1 heaped teaspoon for the mincemeat. Store the rest in a small jar for a later use.
• Inspect two 12-ounce jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until mincemeat is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
• Combine apple, sultanas, sugar, currants, raisins, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low heat and stir gently until butter has melted. Stir in chopped almonds, orange zest, 1 teaspoon of mixed spice, and cinnamon. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set mincemeat aside to cool down for 30 minutes. Stir in brandy. Spoon into sterilized jars.

MINCEMEAT CREAM CHEESE PASTRIES

Steps:

• About 1 hour before baking, combine flour, cream cheese, and butter and mix well.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Combine mincemeat and nuts and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Divide dough in half, refrigerate one half.
• On well floured surface, thinly roll out dough into a large rectangle; cut into 3 inch squares.
• Place level teaspoons of filling in center of square and fold dough over filling, bringing ends together and forming a triangle.
• With a fork dipped in flour, press edges together and prick a few holes in the top.
• Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle a little sugar on top.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• Reroll trimmings for more pastries.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool on wire racks.

MINCE PIES WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200c.
• Mix the flour, cornflour, salt, icing sugar, orange rind and butter into a fine breadcrumb.
• Add a little iced water to make a dough. Chill for an hour.
• Roll out the dough and cut 12 circles then line a 12 hole ProCook Non-stick Bun Sheet. Fill each with 2-3 tsp mincemeat and 1 tsp of the cream cheese.
• Cut 12 more circles for lids and top the pie bottoms. Pierce the lid then bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.

MINCEMEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, sugar and butter together.
• Stir in the milk and mincemeat.
• Combine the next 4 ingredients together and whisk.
• Pour it all at once into the liquid ingredients and stir completely. Pour into a well greased loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degree for 50-60 minutes, until the loaf tests done.
• Remove and cool for 10 minutes, then remove the loaf from the pan and continue cooling on a wire cooling rack.
• Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over the loaf once it's completely cooled.

HOMEMADE MINCEMEAT RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt butter.
• Add water, fruits, sugar, spices, and alcohol.
• Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Once it boils reduce the heat to low and cook for approximately 30 mins. Continue to stir often.
• The mince is ready when the majority of the liquid has boiled out.
• Let the mince cool completely and then transfer and store in an airtight container.
• The mince should be kept in the refrigerator. The longer you store it the more the flavors will develop.
• The mince will keep for a month if you take some steps. Check on it every week or so and add a tablespoon of rum or brandy and give it a good stir. If you don't take this step the mince will only last a week.

FESTIVE MINCEMEAT PASTRIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until combined, about 30 seconds; beat in the confectioners' sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the flour with salt, and stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture to make an even, smooth dough. Cover the dough, and chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll the dough on a well-floured work surface to a thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut the dough into rounds with a 3-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter. Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet. Mix the mincemeat and rum in a bowl, and spoon about 1 teaspoon of the filling into the middle of a cookie. Bring together 2 adjacent edges of the cookie into a triangle shape, and pinch the cookie closed to partially cover the filling and make a cornucopia or bell shape.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to finish cooling.