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Vegan Mince Pies

Vegan Mince Pies with Cream 'Cheese' Pastry

Kate Ford | The Veg Space
These vegan mince pies have the most delicious sweet, rich pastry thanks to the vegan cream cheese - so much better than shop-bought!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Christmas
Cuisine British
Servings 12 mince pies
Calories 253 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g plain flour
  • 100 g block dairy-free margarine
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 50 g ground almonds
  • 75 g dairy-free cream cheese
  • a little dairy-free milk for binding and glazing
  • 450 g jar mincemeat (shop-bought - check it is vegan, or homemade - see previous post for my Beetroot & Hazelnut Mincemeat recipe!)

Instructions
 

  • Rub the margarine into the flour, (or blitz in a food processor) until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  • Stir through the sugar and ground almonds.
  • Add the cream cheese and mix thoroughly to combine, then tip onto a clean, floured surface and bring together. You may find that this binds the pastry together into a smooth dough, but if not, add a tablespoon of dairy-free milk and continue to knead gently until a dough has formed.
  • Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tin with dairy-free margarine.
  • Roll the dough to about 3-4mm thick, then cut out 12 large circles with a pastry cutter, and place into the muffin tins for the pie bases.
    vegan mince pie pastry
  • Divide the mincemeat between the 12 mince pies - they should be fairly full.
    vegan mince pie filling
  • Re-roll the pastry offcuts a little thinner than before, and cut out either 12 smaller circles for the lids or your choice of decoration - I cut out 6 circles then a star out of the middle of each one, and alternated either the star or its cutout surround for each lid.
    vegan mince pie decoration
  • Place the lids on the pies, squeeze together the edges to seal, then brush with dairy-free milk to glaze. Chill in the fridge until required.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F / gas mark 6. Bake the mince pies for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and bubbling - watch them carefully for the last five minutes to make sure they don't burn. Leave to cool in the tins, then dust with icing sugar and serve.
    vegan mince pies finished

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Nutrition

Serving: 1mince pieCalories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 45.1gProtein: 4gFat: 5.7gSaturated Fat: 0.9gSodium: 30mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 30.1gCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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