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Italian Pesto Recipe

Italian Pesto Recipe

(Serves 3-4)
Ingredients

25g fresh basil leaves
2 juicy garlic cloves
25g pine nuts
150ml extra-virgin olive oil
50g Parmesan cheese, grated finely (optional)

Method

1 Place the basil leaves, nuts, garlic and extra virgin olive oil into a food processor or blender and blend to a paste. Season with salt and pepper should you wish, then transfer to a bowl.

2 Next stir in the Parmesan cheese and cover with cling film until required.

Tip: Why not try cooking your favourite pasta, then adding a couple of tablespoons of pesto to it and serve whilst hot, it’s delicious!

Thank you to Carole Wilkinson for this recipe.

Christmas Mince Pies Recipe

 

Christmas Mince Pies Recipe

Christmas Mince Pies Recipe

(Makes 12)
Ingredients

350g mincemeat
40g golden caster sugar
200g plain flour, sifted
75g ground almonds
125g unsalted diced butter
1 large egg, beaten
dash of milk to glaze

Method

1 First of all preheat the oven to around 200C / Gas Mark 6 / 400F.

2 Lightly butter a 12 hole pie or patty tin.

3 In a bowl place the mincemeat and give it a quick stir so that the liquid is distributed.

4 In a food processor place the flour, sugar, butter and almonds and process until the mix looks like fine breadcrumbs, then slowly add the egg and mix again.

5 Gather the mixture together in your hands and roll into a ball, then thinly roll out the pastry onto a floured surface. Cut out 12 circles with a pastry cutter. Press one circle of pastry into each of the 12 holes in the pie or patty tin. Press gently down, then fill each with mincemeat.

6 Next cut another 12 circles out of the remaining pastry, this time make them a tiny bit smaller. Place these smaller circles over the mincemeat and firm around the edges so they stick together.

7. Make a small slit on top of each of the 12 mince pies and brush each one with a little milk so it will glaze them and make them look more attractive when served.

8 Bake the pies in the oven for around 20 minutes until nice and golden brown. Remove them from the oven and let them cool. You can even sprinkle a little icing / frosting powder over each one and decorate before serving should you wish to.

Thank you to Anon for this recipe.
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