I tried Jamie Oliver's new mince pies a couple of times this week with my mincemeat and wasn't very happy with the results. I followed his instructions from the online recipe and they didn't really work. I found 400 F is too hot to cook filo pastry, so they were a bit on the crispy side. It turns out that the instructions on his Christmas Special on the Food Network were different than the ones online. (I hate Uncle Jamie!) Also, I think that Jamie Oliver may just be David Brent from the original British Office, so I am finding it hard to take him seriously (watch the clip of him making these tarts and you will see it too)! I gave the pies a second go and they turned out a bit better, but maybe next year I'll try just the puff pastry rolls...
To use up the extra filo dough I decided to try to make filo pastry triangles stuffed with mince and I think that these turned out great! I used about one and a half cups of mince and added a splash of dark rum, the zest of one orange plus the juice of half an orange, and a handful of almonds for crunch. I made them just like spanakopita. I took a sheet of filo, brushed with melted butter, then put another sheet on top and brushed with butter. I cut the sheet into 3 even strips, put a heaping teaspoon of mince on each strip and rolled each strip into a triangle, and then brushed with more melted butter.
Right before popping in the oven sprinkle with almonds. Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 F until golden brown. Sprinkle with icing sugar fresh out of the oven and enjoy!
Unbaked triangles can be frozen between layers of wax paper in an airtight container for a few weeks. Bake from frozen for about 30 minutes and enjoy hot from the oven!
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