Party Palmiers
Makes 20
INGREDIENTS:
* 410g jar mincemeat
* 30g (1 oz) pecans, chopped
* 60g (2oz) dried apricots, chopped
* 425g packet (2 sheets) puff pastry
* A little beaten egg
* 60g (2oz) golden, or white, icing sugar
* 2 baking sheets, lined with baking paper
METHOD:
1. Mix the mincemeat, pecans and apricots in a bowl.
2. Set the oven to Gas Mark 6 or 200°C. Unroll one sheet of pastry on a work surface with the short end facing you. Spread over half the mincemeat mixture, leaving a 2.5cm (1 in) border along the shortest edge, furthest away from you. Brush this pastry edge with beaten egg.
3. Roll up the pastry tightly, away from you, like a Swiss roll. Press down the pastry edge. Wrap in cling film and pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm up. Repeat with the other pastry sheet and remaining mincemeat mixture.
4. Cut the ends off each roll and discard, then slice each roll into 10. Using a palette knife, lift the rounds on to the baking sheets, spacing them well apart. Bake for 25 minutes until puffed and golden. Cool on a wire rack.
5. Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually stir a few drops of hot water to make a smooth icing. With a teaspoon, or piping bag, drizzle icing over the palmiers.
Tip: Freeze one tray ready to bake for unexpected guests. Bake from frozen, as above, for 25-30 minutes.
