I know I am rather late posting this recipe, it's now New Years Eve! To top it off it is also supposed to be an entry into December's We Should Cocoa Challenge, but I have kind of missed that too.
Recipe for sweet chocolate pastryIngredients
150g butter
250g plain flour
30g cocoa powder
90g icing sugar
1 beaten egg
pinch of salt
jar of mincemeat
2-3 tablespoon PortPreheat oven to 180 degrees c or gas 4.
- Rub the butter and flour together, until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Sift the icing sugar and cocoa into the mixture, add the egg and salt. Mix altogether lightly to you obtain a smooth dough.
- You will need to chill the pastry for a minimum of 30 minutes, wrap in cling film and place in fridge.
- Roll out the pastry onto a floured surface, cut out using your pastry cutters and place into you pie trays.
- This should make a good 16 mince pies, but it will depend on how thick you like your pastry.
- Before adding your mincemeat straight to your pastry cases, pop it into a bowl and mix in 3 tablespoon of Port, or more but you do not want it too runny.
- Add a good teaspoon of the mincemeat into the pastry cases. Use a little milk to fix the pastry lids on. Bake in the oven for 15 mins.
It is tricky to judge when chocolate pastry is baked, but I always say its better to have slightly over baked pastry than under baked. So if you are unsure bake for a few extra minutes.