# Frangipane Mince Pies

A delicious Christmas family favourite, rich almond frangipane with fruity mincemeat — a lovely twist on the classic mince pie.

- Servings: 18 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- plain flour
- icing sugar
- cold butter
- egg yolk
- lemon juice
- water
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- ground almonds
- plain flour
- almond extract
- 1 teaspoon mincemeat
- 1 teaspoon frangipane
- flaked almonds
- apricot jam
- icing sugar
- freshly whipped cream

## Instructions

1. Add plain flour and icing sugar into a bowl.
2. Grate in cold butter and rub it into the flour.
3. Add an egg yolk, a little lemon juice, and some water.
4. Bring the mixture together to form a ball.
5. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill.
6. Mix butter and sugar until soft.
7. Add in the eggs and mix together.
8. Pour in ground almonds, plain flour, and almond extract, then mix one last time.
9. Roll out the pastry thinly and cut out 18 circles.
10. Place the pastry circles into a cupcake tin.
11. Add a teaspoon of mincemeat to the center of each pastry circle.
12. Add a teaspoon of frangipane on top of the mincemeat.
13. Sprinkle some flaked almonds on top.
14. Bake for 20 minutes.
15. While hot, brush with a little apricot jam to give a nice shine.
16. Serve with a sprinkle of icing sugar and freshly whipped cream.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spatula
- grater
- cling film
- electric mixer
- rolling pin
- cookie cutter
- cupcake tin
- brush

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-13

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