Festive Palmiers

This makes a nice change from a mice pie but it is in fact the very thing just presented in a different format.  You can make this very easy as well by just getting in shop bought pastry and mincemeat , or you could make your own its up to you.  I know as some thing different and you do not have a lot of time this is the sort of recipe that can get you out of a tight spot and looking like to are a master baker.  So it is one to keep in the back of your mind for next time w you need to make some thing quick for the kids school sale and you have forgotten

You will need the following ingredients

200g/7oz ready-made mincemeat

2 tbsp good marmalade

Dash of orange juice

1 x 375g/13oz pack ready-rolled puff pastry

2 tbsp butter, melted

4 tbsp demerrara sugar

1 egg, beaten

Start by beating the mincemeat and marmalade together , along with the orange juice. You need to blend it all together to make a runny jam consistency.

Now roll out your pastry so that it is nice and flat, brush the edges with melted butter and then spread the mice met mix over the pastry. Now roll the pastry in from both ends at the same time.  What you are looking for is a kind of scrolled shape.  To help stick the two side of the scroll together brush some of the egg glaze on them so it all hold together .   As you roll it together try and keep it nice and tight then pick it up and chill it for a while , best to pop it in the freezer for a little so it really sets hard , but not freezes.

Once it has set, take it out of the freezer of fridges and use a good sharp knife cut threw the pastry roll making a slice each time about as thick as a finger.  Then lay them on a try.  Dip your knife in hot water and wipe clean between each cut so you get a really neat clean cut. 

Finally glaze with egg wash and then sprinkle demerrara sugar over them and bake in a preheated oven 200c/400f for about 15 to 20 minutes until puffed up and golden brown.  Remove from the oven, sprinkle a little more sugar over them, and let them cool.

And than is that simple emergency baking when you need it.