Name: Mincemeat croissants recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Makes: 8
Ingredients: 240g can ready-to-bake croissant dough; 8tsp mincemeat; Icing sugar, for dusting; Baking sheet, lined with baking parchment

By GoodtoKnow

published 29 November 2013

in Recipes

Check out our easy step-by-step guide to making these mini Christmas treats with our baking video from Woman's Weekly Cookery Editor, Sue McMahon.

Learn how to make croissants from scratch with our easy recipe!

Ingredients

Ingredients:

240g can ready-to-bake croissant dough
8tsp mincemeat
Icing sugar, for dusting
Baking sheet, lined with baking parchment

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Method

Set the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6
Remove the croissant dough from the can, unroll and separate the triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthways using a pizza wheel.
Place a teaspoon mincemeat at the wider end of each triangle and then roll up.
Curve the croissants slightly and place them on the lined baking sheet.
Bake the croissants in the centre of the oven for 12-15 minutes, until they have risen and are a light golden colour.
Remove the croissants from the oven and transfer them to a baking sheet. Dust with icing sugar.
Serve the croissants warm.

Top Tip for making Mincemeat croissants

Mincemeat croissants make great after Christmas dinner treats and if you prepare them in advance, you can just pop them in the oven and they're ready in just over 10 minutes.

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