jeudi, décembre 22nd, 2016
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Hazelnut crunch mince pies recipe
- 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 100g chopped hazelnuts
- 75g icing sugar, plus extra for adusting
- 140g cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1 egg, separated
For the filling
- 400g good-quality mincemeat
- 1 small eating apple, grated
- zest 1 orange
- Put the flour, half the hazelnuts, the icing sugar and butter in a food processor and blitz to a sandy texture. Add the egg yolk and 1-2 tbsp water, and blitz briefly until the dough clumps together. Tip out onto a work surface and knead the dough a little until smooth. Flatten to a puck shape, wrap in cling film, then chill for 30 mins.
- Mix the mincemeat, apple and orange zest in a bowl. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unwrap the pastry and roll out on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Stamp out 12 circles with a 10cm fluted biscuit cutter and use them to line a 12-hole muffin tin.
- Fill each pie with the mincemeat mixture. Scrunch up the pastry trimmings and re-roll to the same thickness as before. Stamp out 6 circles using an 8cm cutter, and 6 stars. Put the remaining hazelnuts in a dish and lightly whisk the egg white in another. Brush a little egg white around the inner rim of each pie, then brush one side of each pastry lid, and the stars. Press each lid into the hazelnuts, egg-side down, so they stick, then lightly press on top of the pies, nutty-side up. Repeat with the stars and place these on the remaining pies.
- Bake for 20 mins or until golden and crisp. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins, then scoop out and cool on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar before serving. Will keep in a sealed container for 3 days.
Reunion Island in summer holidays
Reunion Island in summer
I have plenty of fruit.
ETC…
A beautiful beach
ETC…
And beautiful landscapes
The abolition of slavery in Reunion
168 years ago October 13, 1848 Sarda Garriga arrived on the island of Reunion (Bourbon Island). He proclaimed the abolition of slavery the day of 20 December 1848 .
Every year, in La Reunion, December 20th is a bank holiday in memory of the slaves but also full of festivals .
Here, in my island, this celebration is called in Creole Reunion » fet kaf « , then as said the reunionnais : » Bone fete KAF zot toute »
