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Air fryer mini mince pie turnovers

Name: Air fryer mini mince pie turnovers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 10
Ingredients: 320g sheet puff pastry; 200g mincemeat; 1 medium egg, beaten with a pinch of salt; 1 tbsp demerara sugar

By: Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

Published: 17 Oct 24
Updated: 11 Nov 24

Even the simplest mince pie tastes better than anything shop-bought when it’s freshly baked – or in this case, air-fried. These turnovers require just four ingredients and half an hour of your time: the perfect last-minute snack for festive entertaining.

Pastry and air fryers are meant for each other. The pastry will puff up and turn evenly golden all over in roughly half the time it would take in a normal oven. It also means the mincemeat filling won’t overcook, becoming perfectly heated through by the time the pastry’s ready.

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Easy
November 2024

Test kitchen approved

Makes 10
Hands-on time 20 min. Air fryer time 10 min

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Freezable

Nutrition: Per turnover

Calories: 192kcals
Fat: 9g (4.2g saturated)
Protein: 2.5g
Carbohydrates: 25g (14g sugars)
Fibre: 0.6g
Salt: 0.3g

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Before you start

These turnovers can be made in advance up to step 3, then stored in the freezer. To cook straight from frozen, add 5 minutes extra to the cooking time.

The key to working with puff pastry is the temperature. Keeping it cold makes everything much easier and neater, and ensuring it’s cold before baking will help it puff up nicely in the heat of the air fryer.

Before you start

These turnovers can be made in advance up to step 3, then stored in the freezer. To cook straight from frozen, add 5 minutes extra to the cooking time.

Ingredients

320g sheet puff pastry
200g mincemeat
1 medium egg, beaten with a pinch of salt
1 tbsp demerara sugar

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Method

Unroll the pastry onto a board and cut into 10 squares. Add 20g (about 1 heaped tsp) mincemeat to the centre of each square and paint around the edge with the beaten egg. Diagonally fold over the pastry to create a triangle and crimp to seal with a fork. Repeat until you have 10 turnovers, transferring them to a tray lined with baking paper as you work.
Use a small knife to cut 2 small holes in the top of each turnover to allow steam to escape, then brush the tops with the remaining beaten egg and sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Put the tray of turnovers in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes before cooking.
Heat the air fryer to 180ºC, then bake the turnovers for 10 minutes until crisp and golden. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to work in batches.