Rum butter mincemeat and pecan crumble slices

  • Portion size: Makes 15-20 squares
  • Hands-on time 30 min, oven time 50 min, plus cooling
  • Difficulty: easy

Rum butter, mincemeat and a classic crumble topping combine in this too-good-to-say-no-to traybake. It makes a scrumptious teatime treat during the festive period and is great for using up any leftover Christmas ingredients .

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Ingredients

  • 275g plain flour
  • 120g fine semolina
  • 120g golden caster sugar, plus 2½ tbsp
  • 275g chilled butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing
  • ¾ tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 550g spiced rum butter mincemeat
  • 100g shelled pecans, coarsely chopped
  • Icing sugar and ground cinnamon for dusting

You’ll also need…

  • 20 x 30cm shallow rectangular tin or brownie tin, greased and lined with non-stick baking paper
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/ gas 3. Put the flour, semolina and 120g of the golden caster sugar in the bowl of a food processor, add the butter and vanilla paste and process briefly until the mixture just begins to stick together into pea-sized lumps (or put in a large bowl and rub together with your fingertips).
  2. Tip half the mixture into the tin and, using the back of a metal spoon, press to make an even layer.
  3. Spoon over the mincemeat, then smooth again to make an even layer. Stir the pecans and the remaining 2½ tbsp sugar into the remaining mixture, then sprinkle over the top.
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  5. Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely in the tin, then cut into to 15-20 squares (see Make Ahead).

Nutrition

  • 315kcals Calories
  • 16.3g (7.5g saturated) Fat
  • 2.9g Protein
  • 38.4g (23.4g sugars) Carbs
  • 1.5g Fibre
  • trace Salt

For 20

Make Ahead

Arrange the squares, side by side, in a large plastic box with a lid, putting a folded sheet of non-stick baking paper between the layers. Cover and freeze for 1 month. Thaw in the box at room temperature, then refresh on a baking tray in a hot oven for 5-6 minutes. Dust with icing sugar and cinnamon, then serve warm or at room temperature. Defrosted squares will keep in an airtight tin for 2-3 days.

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