The most amazing gluten free mince pie recipe ever! ...and you don't need to travel to England for Christmas to taste them...
Finely chop the dried ones and place them in a saucepan over medium heat together with the grated apple and orange juice for about 2-3 minutes.
Then add all the other ingredients except the cognac and the almonds.
Let them boil for another 5-6 minutes until evaporating the liquid, stirring them from time to time.
Leave the mixture to cool down for more than a half an hour. Then add the cognac and the almonds and mix well.
Sift the flour into a large bowl and mix it with the xanthan gum. Add the frozen butter into small cubes.
Rub the butter with the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs and add the icing sugar & clementine zest.
Beat the 2 eggs together in a separate bowl and add them gradually.
Use a fork to knead/mix it until it forms a ball of dough that may be slightly sticky.
Wrap the dough in cling wrap film and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes . It’s very important this step because it will make easier to work with the dough.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F & lightly butter a mold for 12 cupcakes. Even though I put papers, I also brush them with little butter.
When the dough is cold enough, roll out into a parchment paper about 3mm/ 1/8” thick or on a floured work surface, or between two sheets of lightly floured parchment paper.
As for the thickness, I found this rolling pin from Tupperware last year that has both 3mm/ 1/8” & 6mm/ 1/4” rings to make an even sheet.
We use a cookie cutter with a diameter of 9-10cm /3.5-4” to cut the bases.
Place them carefully at cupcake pan, pressing them gently. As you will see in the photos, they should not be very high.
Fill each tart with about 1.5-2 teaspoons of filling.
Knead lightly the remaining dough and roll it out again to a similar thickness as before and with a star or Christmas tree shaped cutter (ideally smaller than the pastry form) cut out to place them on the top of the tarts.
Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes (depending on how powerful your oven is) until golden brown.
Let them cool before removing them from the pan.
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