How To Cook Mince Pies From Frozen
Remove the mince pies from the freezer and brush the top of each with a little milk.
How to cook mince pies from frozen. Cook tham as per the recipe allowing an extra 10 minutes cooking time to defrost. A 500g packet of puff pastry should make around 18 mince pies. Bake for 20 mins or until the pastry is golden.
Brush the tops of the pies with the beaten egg. Divide the pastry up into 9cm squares and use the star cutter to cut out one pastry star per square. To cook heat oven to 200c 180c fan gas 6.
Or pack cooked pies without icing sugar into freezerproof boxes. Bake for 20 22 mins or until the pastry is golden and crisp and the filling piping hot. To cook the raw mince pies from frozen remove the desired number of pies and replace in their tins.
To reheat defrost overnight in the fridge. Sprinkle with raw sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut a line at a 45 angle from each corner up to the.
To serve lightly dust with the icing sugar. Brush the pastry with a little egg. Roll each half into a rectangle to a thickness of 2mm.
Slice the block of puff pastry in half. Many frozen pies need to be baked for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown in color. Bake from frozen as in step 4 allowing 5min extra.