Mincemeat pinwheels
Mincemeat pinwheels are a really tasty Christmas treat. They’re so easy to make they’re the perfect way of using up left over mincemeat.
Mincemeat pinwheels are one of the easiest things you can bake during the festive season. But just because they are really simple, doesn’t mean they’re not also delicious.
If you love mince pies, but want something a little simpler, this is the recipe for you. You can use up leftover mincemeat with some puff pastry to make delicious, crispy, sweet, fruity delicacies.
How can kids help to make mincemeat pinwheels?
Mincemeat pinwheels are a great bake for kids to get involved with at Christmas time. If you use a leftover jar of mincemeat and some ready-rolled puff pastry they couldn’t be easier or quicker to make.
Older children could probably make these themselves, and younger children can certainly still help with a lot of it.
From rolling out the pastry and spreading on the mincemeat, to rolling up the pinwheels, there are a lot of simple jobs. The hardest part is cutting the pinwheels out, but if your children are too young t do this, they can help arrange them on the baking tray while you cut them out.
What is mincemeat?
If you’re not familiar with it, mincemeat is the traditional filling used in mince pies. It usually contains dried and candied fruit, festive spices and some suet (or a different vegetable shortening), all soaked in brandy or another spirit. In the past mincemeat did contain meat, but it hasn’t (with the exception of the suet) for a few many many years.
We generally just use a jar of mincemeat from the supermarket, but if you want, you can make your own in advance entirely from scratch. To make your own, try this recipe from BBC Good Food.
Other festive recipes with mincemeat
If you liked this recipe and have more mincemeat to use up, you’ll love these other recipes:
Mincemeat muffins
Easy homemade mince pies
Puff pastry mince pies
Mincemeat palmiers
Mincemeat loaf cake
Mincemeat flapjacks
Useful equipment
You might need the following baking tools/gadgets to make these mincemeat pinwheels:
Baking tray
Pastry brush
Wire rack
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Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry, ready rolled
200g mincemeat
1 egg
Method
Preheat your oven to 180C / 170C Fan /350F and prepare two baking trays with baking/parchment paper.
Roll the pastry out
Take the pastry out of the fridge around ten minutes before you need to use it so that it’s easier to unroll.
Get your kids to roll the puff pastry out. Keep the baking paper underneath it but make sure it’s not stuck to it.
Spread on the mincemeat
Using the back of a spoon, get your kids to spread the mincemeat evenly all over the puff pastry, making sure to leave a little gap at the edges.
Form the pinwheels
Have the long edge of the pastry facing towards you, then roll the pastry up like a Swiss roll. Use the baking paper underneath to help guide it.
Using a sharp knife, cut the mincemeat pinwheel into roughly 20 slices. They should be about 1cm thick. Pop them onto your prepared baking trays, flat side down.
Crack the egg into a small bowl and get your kids to give it a little whisk. Brush it over the tops of each pinwheel.
Bake the mincemeat pinwheels
Bake the pinwheels in the oven for about 12-15 minutes. They’re ready when the pastry has risen and turned golden and the mincemeat is bubbling and has caramelised on top.
Remove the pinwheels from the oven, and leave them to cool for a few minutes before removing them from your baking tray and putting them on wire rack to cool completely.
Dust with a little icing sugar to serve, and enjoy!
Mincemeat pinwheels
Equipment
- baking tray
- Pastry brush
- Wire rack
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry ready rolled
- 200 g mincemeat
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C / 170C Fan /350F and prepare two baking trays with baking/parchment paper.
Roll the pastry out
- Take the pastry out of the fridge around ten minutes before you need to use it so that it's easier to unroll.Roll the puff pastry out. Keep the baking paper underneath it but make sure it's not stuck to it.
Spread the mincemeat on
- Using the back of a spoon, spread the mincemeat evenly all over the puff pastry, making sure you leave a little space at the edges.
Form the pinwheels
- Have the long edge of the pastry facing towards you, then roll the pastry up like a Swiss roll. Use the baking paper underneath to help guide it.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the mincemeat pinwheel into roughly 20 slices. They should be about 1cm thick. Pop them onto your prepared baking trays, flat side down.
- Crack the egg into a small bowl give it a little whisk. Brush it over the tops of each pinwheel.
Bake the mincemeat pinwheels
- Bake the pinwheels in the oven for about 12-15 minutes. They're ready when the pastry has risen and turned golden brown and the mincemeat is bubbling and has caramelised on top.
- Remove the pinwheels from the oven, and leave them to cool for a few minutes before removing them from your baking tray and putting them on wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with a little icing sugar to serve, and enjoy!
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If you liked these easy mincemeat pinwheels you’ll love our mincemeat palmiers, our puff pastry mince pies and our other fun festive bakes for kids.
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