It has come to my favourite time of year. I like to call it the pre Christmas taste test. All the my regular sandwich shops have brought out their Christmas sandwiches. The supermarkets are battling for the best mince pie and Christmas pudding. Of course all of which I have to test myself and give the CluckMuckCook seal of approval.
Which means I will need to up the dog walking to counteract the pre Christmas feasting. Chester the cockerpoo will be happy about that on two fronts. Firstly he snuffles his way in to some testing titbits and secondly he loves a nice long romp over the local forest chasing squirrels and deer.
But more importantly Pret A Manger bring out the Christmas crimble crumble bar which ends up a regular afternoon treat with a nice cappuccino. This year I thought I would try and make a quick and easy version. Rather than a shortbread base and a crumble, I made a big crumble mix, half of which gets pressed firmly into the baking tin and the other half gets sprinkled lightly over the top. Which does make these extra crumbly.
This is super quick to make. If you do not have a food processor, just rub in the butter, flour and sugar to form fine breadcrumbs, then mix in the spice and nuts.
Makes 12 slices
Oven Temp: Gas 5, 350F, 180C (160C Fan)
Ingredients:
250g self-raising flour
225g butter
50g light brown sugar
50g pecan nuts
1 tsp mixed spice
400g mincemeat
Caster or demerara sugar to sprinkle
Instructions:
1.Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan
2.Grease and line the base of a rectangular tin, 28 x 18 x 3cm, with baking parchment.
3.Place the flour, sugar, spice, nuts and butter in a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
4.Tip half of the mixture into the tin and press down with the back of a large metal spoon.
5.Spread mincemeat over the top then sprinkle the remaining crumble mix over the mincemeat, so it is covered.
6.Sprinkle a little extra sugar on top.
7.Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
- 250g self-raising flour
- 225g butter
- 50g light brown sugar
- 50g pecan nuts
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 400g mincemeat
- Caster or demerara sugar to sprinkle
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan
- Grease and line the base of a rectangular tin, 28 x 18 x 3cm, with baking parchment.
- Place the flour, sugar, spice, nuts and butter in a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Tip half of the mixture into the tin and press down with the back of a large metal spoon.
- Spread mincemeat over the top then sprinkle the remaining crumble mix over the mincemeat, so it is covered. 6.Sprinkle a little extra sugar on top.
- Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
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