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milas meals gluten free mince pie recipe

Gluten-Free Mince Pie Recipe

Catherine Barnhoorn | Mila's Meals
What would Christmas be without mince pies? This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free AND refined sugar-free!
This is a great recipe to make with the kids – I am sure the time your spend in the kitchen with them will become a strong Christmas memory for them.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 25 minutes
Flavour Development 1 day
Course Snack
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups cassava flour
  • 150 g ghee
  • 2 tsp guar gum
  • 1 vanilla pod seeds scraped
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup xylitol depending how sweet you want it
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 7 tbsp water
  • 1 egg whisked, for pastry brushing
  • 4 tbsp xylitol ground, for dusting
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup sour cherries chopped
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup dried apricots chopped
  • 1 banana mashed
  • 1 apple peeled and finely grated
  • 2 lemons zest only
  • 1 orange zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tbsp raw honey

Instructions
 

Filling

  • The filling needs to be made the day ahead to allow the flavours to develop.
  • Its really very simple – add all the ingredients into a bowl, mix well, place in a sealed container in the fridge overnight

Pastry

  • Place the cassava flour, ghee, guar gum, vanilla seeds and xylitol in a food processor and blend until you have a bread crumb-like texture. Transfer this to a mixing bowl.
  • Stir in the egg yolks and then work the dough with your hands to bring it together.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, working it into the dough until it holds together. You may not need all 7 tablespoons.
  • Cover the dough and leave to chill in the fridge for half an hour.

Mince Pies

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Grease your muffin tray.
  • Remove the dough from the fridge and roll out between two sheets of baking paper.
  • Using a pie / cookie cutter, cut out 12 large circles and 12 stars.
  • Place a pastry circle in each of the muffin cups, pushing them in with your fingers.
  • Fill the pastry cups with mince meat.
  • Place a pastry star on top and brush this pastry with the whisked egg.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, until golden.
  • Allow the mince pies to cool in the muffin tray before removing.
  • Dust with ground xylitol, and enjoy!

Notes

If you have mincemeat leftover you can keep in the fridge for up to a week for a fresh batch of mince pies later, or stir it into your homemade Vanilla Ice Cream before freezing for a delicious Christmas dessert.
(A recipe for dairy-free Vanilla Ice Cream can be found in my book. Alternatively use this recipe and omit the chai tea.)
Keyword dairy-free, festive food, gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free, vegetarian