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Merry Christmas on and all... :xmasprep:
I have this problem every time I make mince pies with puff pastry, the lid expands and lifts up (like the hatch on a tank), and the base expands and pushes all the filling out.
They still taste yummy so it hasn't put me off, but how do you make decent mince pies with puff pastry
Answers on a postcard please....
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Ade Wrote:I have this problem every time I make mince pies with puff pastry, the lid expands and lifts up (like the hatch on a tank), and the base expands and pushes all the filling out.
They still taste yummy so it hasn't put me off, but how do you make decent mince pies with puff pastry
Hi Ade
I'm confused as to why you use
Puff pastry as opposed to
Shortcrust pastry.
If it's the lightness you're after, without the heaviness of the shortcrust, then try the recipe in the link below for
Soda Water pastry:
http://www.globalbuzz-sa.com/forums/show...post149408
If you prefer using the puff pastry, it needs to be sealed in correctly, prior to baking. The pastry also needs to be worked with carefully - any over-working will have adverse results.
Hope this helps
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cheers chef
what do you mean "sealed in correctly"
I don't work it at all...it comes frozen flat, just roll it a bit flatter
I love puff pastry...much nicer than shortcrust...remins me of those apple pies I used to buy at KFC in the Gardens Centre many moons ago...
I had a look at the recipe you mentioned, but my eyes glazed over when I got to "ice bath"...
I have posted my question in there for others to see the answer too.
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Howzit Ade
When working with pastry, overworking the dough causes all manner of problems - shrinkage, failure to rise etc being the main ones.
Sealing it in is using a combination of 'forking' and/ or egg wash - egg that has been diluted with the addition of water or milk - to coat the areas needed to be sealed in.
I have a feeling the Soda Water pastry will do the trick. The recipe has been commented on..
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cheers, G, will give it a go :chorus:
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your memory failing you?
as I said in the Soda Pastry thread, lovely!
it was a bit of a faff to make but turned out a very light pastry, and the pies were still edible a week later.
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Apologies if it came across that way.
Was under the impression that first time you made it, it was a mission and you were going to try again using shortcuts..
Wondered how that went and whether it still worked?
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np, g
no, I haven't tried again yet...maybe in another 12 months time I will get around to it
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Ade Wrote:np, g
no, I haven't tried again yet...maybe in another 12 months time I will get around to it
Then again if you're only making mince pies with it... you may not realise the true value of the pastry - making it once a year and all
'Hoender Pastei (spl)' is superb with it. A simple Lancashire hot-pot too.
I look forward to seeing your attempts at circumventing the process by using the shortcuts..
forewarned is forearmed
