BBC Food - Recipes - Crispy filo mince pies with pear and apple mincemeat

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Crispy filo mince pies with pear and apple mincemeat
Ingredients: 3 tart eating apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in chunks; 1 perfectly ripe pear , peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in chunks; 100g/3½oz raisins; 100ml/3½fl oz apple juice; 75g/2¾oz dried cranberries; 50g/1¾oz pecan nuts, finely chopped; 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; pinch ground cloves; big pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 1 vanilla pod , seeds scraped out; 1 orange , zest only, finely grated; 1cm/½in piece fresh ginger , very finely chopped; a few twists cracked black pepper; 3 tbsp cider, calvados , rum or brandy (optional); vegetable oil , in a spray bottle; 12 sheets filo pastry; 1 egg , lightly beaten (alternatively use a little melted butter or vegetable oil); icing sugar for dusting (optional); 200g/7oz low- fat Greek yogurt (optional); 50g/1¾oz icing sugar , sifted; 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out or 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Try this lighter version of mince pies made with filo pastry and fresh apples and pears. Great for mince pie skeptics.

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Ingredients

3 tart eating apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in chunks
1 perfectly ripe pear , peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in chunks
100g/3½oz raisins
100ml/3½fl oz apple juice
75g/2¾oz dried cranberries
50g/1¾oz pecan nuts, finely chopped
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch ground cloves
big pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 vanilla pod , seeds scraped out
1 orange , zest only, finely grated
1cm/½in piece fresh ginger , very finely chopped
a few twists cracked black pepper
3 tbsp cider, calvados , rum or brandy (optional)
vegetable oil , in a spray bottle
12 sheets filo pastry
1 egg , lightly beaten (alternatively use a little melted butter or vegetable oil)
icing sugar for dusting (optional)
200g/7oz low- fat Greek yogurt (optional)
50g/1¾oz icing sugar , sifted
1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out or 1 tsp vanilla extract